as in presentation
informal
a fast utterance that someone has often said before and that is usually intended to persuade people to buy something, agree to something, etc.
I listened to the salesman's spiel but still refused to buy anything. He gave me a long spiel about the benefits of joining the club.
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Recent Examples of spiel
McCardell first heard Carnegie’s self-improvement spiel at a gathering of the Fashion Group, a trade association for women in the industry, and then signed up for courses at his Institute of Effective Speaking.
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Julia Turner, The Atlantic, 1 July 2025
As time runs out, the safety spiel gets delivered as fast as a radio disclaimer for an ambulance chasing lawyer.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 15 May 2025
The demand for sports is commensurate with its unmatched effectiveness as a delivery system for marketing spiels; as such, the segment outperforms the rest of TV’s programming mix, even when the macroeconomic situation is dicey.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Pedestrian crosswalks were hacked in Seattle last week to have a fake Jeff Bezos start spouting tongue-in-cheek pro-billionaire spiel.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Julia Turner, The Atlantic, 1 July 2025
As time runs out, the safety spiel gets delivered as fast as a radio disclaimer for an ambulance chasing lawyer.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 15 May 2025
The demand for sports is commensurate with its unmatched effectiveness as a delivery system for marketing spiels; as such, the segment outperforms the rest of TV’s programming mix, even when the macroeconomic situation is dicey.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Pedestrian crosswalks were hacked in Seattle last week to have a fake Jeff Bezos start spouting tongue-in-cheek pro-billionaire spiel.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiel
Noun
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The forum offered a full day of programming with panels, fireside chats and presentations featuring leaders from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Statista and UMass Memorial Health.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Venue selection and presentation format innovation demonstrated brands' increasing emphasis on experiential marketing over traditional runway shows.—
Kaleigh Moore,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There’d be scenes of Kerr making unlikely comebacks, of his coach delivering big speeches, of an obvious villain becoming his rival.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
20 Sep. 2025
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The First Amendment protects the public from the government limiting speech, not anyone else.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Your voice, your choice to engage with respect rather than contempt, your decision to listen rather than lecture—these aren't small acts.—
Margie Warrell,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Earhart would execute a stunt flight, write a book about it, and then go on a lecture tour.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The telephone talks come as the world’s two biggest economies seek to find a compromise on tariffs.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Poland has said that Russian drones attempted to violate its airspace again, only days after another encroachment prompted Warsaw to call on NATO to hold urgent security talks.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Spiel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiel. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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