sound bites

Definition of sound bitesnext
plural of sound bite
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Noun
  • For Love in the Time of Cholera, 1989, for instance, Pau uses early Picture-in-Picture (PiP) technology to frame clips from Zuni’s 1988 October/Decameron stage performance, which then float, rotate, and cascade across the screen.
    Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • Some clips showed owls and ravens attacking the couple, especially riling up fans.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • Marly introduced a new collection of extracts in September 2025.
    Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • One dollop of the sorbet-like formula melts into skin, breaking down full-coverage makeup with zero aggressive rubbing, while a blend of five cica extracts helps soothe and comfort sensitive skin.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Prosecuting attorney Paul Namie read emotional excerpts from letters written by both the fiancée and children of Lipscomb, whose ages now range from 23 years of age to 2.
    Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The following excerpts from their conversation are lightly edited for clarity.
    Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In the five-minute work, Pau employs snippets lifted from government newsreels, most notably footage of a swimming contest held at Victoria Harbor in the 1960s showing throngs of Hong Kong citizens launching themselves into the ocean and paddling enthusiastically.
    Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • In a humorous video posted Thursday on his Instagram account, Banksy showed snippets of how the sculpture was put up in the dead of night.
    Reuters, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • There followed a war of quotations.
    Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Half of them could be subject to quotations in half-penny increments and the other half would remain a control group at full penny increments.
    Lydia Beyoud, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Sound bites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sound%20bites. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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