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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Shortly after Hernandez left the stage, a sizzle reel promoting the festival’s nonprofit arm had suffered sound problems.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
The jumbotrons above the octagon play a sizzle reel of Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance on the campaign trail.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
In fact, Cox says that Daredevil: Born Again gets so intense that there was some debate over what footage might be tame enough to include in the recent sizzle reel teaser of Marvel’s 2025 output.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Defense Department, Pete Hegseth, this week shared a sizzle reel on X.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
The jumbotrons above the octagon play a sizzle reel of Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance on the campaign trail.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
In fact, Cox says that Daredevil: Born Again gets so intense that there was some debate over what footage might be tame enough to include in the recent sizzle reel teaser of Marvel’s 2025 output.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Defense Department, Pete Hegseth, this week shared a sizzle reel on X.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Sizzle reel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sizzle%20reel. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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