sizzle reel
noun
: a short, usually flashy video used to promote a product, service, proposed project, etc.
He and Kari are also pitching a family show to the networks. … The sizzle reel has his two teenage daughters in Maui, learning to cut sugarcane.—
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Apple's other updates this year come with similar new-feature sizzle reels.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
At a showcase news conference at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday, a sizzle reel touted the Álvarez-Crawford bout as an existential moment for the sport.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The Beginnings of Eminem’s Stans Rosenberg and his team shot early footage and cut together a sizzle reel to show what Stans could be, years before any formal plans were made.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Taking the stage to a brief sizzle reel of her memorable career moments, Lauper wasted no time getting right into the thick of it.
—Jessi Roti, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
At a showcase news conference at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday, a sizzle reel touted the Álvarez-Crawford bout as an existential moment for the sport.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The Beginnings of Eminem’s Stans Rosenberg and his team shot early footage and cut together a sizzle reel to show what Stans could be, years before any formal plans were made.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Taking the stage to a brief sizzle reel of her memorable career moments, Lauper wasted no time getting right into the thick of it.
—Jessi Roti, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sizzle reel
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“Sizzle reel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sizzle%20reel. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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