as in presentations
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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Get specific prompts to optimize emails, memos and presentations for tone, context and audience.—
Megan Sauer,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025 -
It's itemized and usually broken down into sections, such as presentations or reports, public hearings, and consent.—
Shawn Raymundo,
AZCentral.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Peck also adds newsreels of world leaders delivering speeches, footage of war zones past and present, and scenes from futuristic Hollywood films, to emphasize the reach of Orwell’s ideas throughout time.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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Kinsey added that the pair planned to save their speeches and frame them.—
Audrey Schmidt,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Actors’ Equity has avoided going on strike for now, as the union has reached a tentative agreement in its talks with the Broadway League for a new contract.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
18 Oct. 2025
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The location of those talks also remains to be determined.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Spiels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiels. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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