sound bite

noun

Definition of sound bitenext
as in clip

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Recent Examples of sound bite Rare is it that a haphazard, five-word backstage sound bite by a key makeup artist can capture the prevailing beauty spirit of New York Fashion Week’s six-day affair. — James Manso, WWD, 18 Feb. 2025 The pressure to get ahead of other networks—via more updates, more sound bites, more footage, more everything—takes over. — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2025 This includes sound bites that can be taken out of context and misrepresented. — Chad Angle, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 The Celtics head coach has become known for dishing out delightfully bizarre sound bites, doing so throughout his team’s title run and in the months that followed. — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 18 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sound bite
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sound bite
  1. clip
  2. extract
  3. snippet
  4. excerpt
  5. quotation
Noun
  • Therein lies a small-scale model of his office, with signs explaining how each section was fussed over to insure that the player progresses at a good clip.
    — Christopher Byrd, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Still, companies and job seekers are investing in recruitment AI at a rapid clip, both seeking a better way.
    — Susan LaMotte, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of clip
Noun
  • Meanwhile, willowherb extract and vitamin E soothe skin for a supple complexion.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Data engineers build and maintain data pipelines using extract, transform, load (ETL) processes to synthesize data from various sources into data warehouses or data lakes.
    — Suri Nuthalapati, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of extract
Noun
  • The boxy portable projector made its soft debut at CES 2025, and has subsequently appeared at MWC in Barcelona, with TCL drip feeding a few snippets of information at each event.
    — Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Despite maintaining her kids' privacy, Conrad enjoys sharing snippets of their personalities and interests, including Liam's love of gardening fresh veggies.
    — Emy LaCroix, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of snippet
Noun
  • An excerpt from our conversation is later in this newsletter. SOCIAL MEDIA Time is running short for TikTok to find a U.S.-friendly buyer.
    — Megan Poinski, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The fully staged off-Broadway production features one-off songs, mini-musical revues and excerpts, performed in alternating solos and several ensemble pieces.
    — Kristen Tauer, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of excerpt
Noun
  • Exploring the genre of inaugural addresses through quotations and objects from the past can help listeners better understand the opening speech of a new administration, the first act in a job that began with the taking of the oath.
    — Claire Jerry, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Despite the patchwork libretto, Handel ingeniously parlayed Jennens’ quotations and paraphrases from the Old and New testaments into unexpected evocations of wonder and awe.
    — Bob Blaisdell, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of quotation

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