sound bite

noun

Definition of sound bitenext
as in clip

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Recent Examples of sound bite On Tuesday, April 14, the 22-year-old content creator posted an Instagram Reel compiling sound bites from his upcoming podcast, Chronically Online with Harry Daniels. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026 Those 35 seconds will go down in sideline interview history, as one in-game sound bite that actually meant something, sent up a flashing red flag that alerted all to keep watching. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026 Our colleagues and our clients want authenticity, not sound bites and hashtags. — Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 8 Mar. 2026 Energy vampires are everywhere, thirsty for a selfie or a sound bite or a Zoom. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026 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
  • Instead of bringing Macdonald’s contemporaries in for original sit-downs, Apatow goes to the clips from countless podcasts and video shows in which those contemporaries reflected on and celebrated Macdonald.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Divine has already recovered some of the original clips that disappeared when Vine was shut down in 2017 and so far remains blissfully slop-free.
    — Eliza Thompson, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of clip
Noun
  • All the soaps are composed of gentle botanical cleaning agents, mixed with different extracts of oat, hemp, mauve, and aloe vera, specifically tailored for each fiber.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Flax seed extract, another key ingredient in the formula, boosts the skin’s natural hyaluronic acid levels to keep it hydrated.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of extract
Noun
  • In the commercial, the snippets of Salazar show her 1990s sit down with the late Communist leader.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
  • At the 39-minute mark of the episode, fans can hear a snippet of one of Once Upon a Time‘s tracks featuring a smooth verse from Meth.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of snippet
Noun
  • These are edited excerpts from the conversation, which includes spoilers.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Justice’s involvement in GTA extends a run of previews that have already featured excerpts of its music, including the game’s earlier extended look.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of excerpt
Noun
  • Others have created a multimodal version of it using text, images, quotations, citations, audio, video, or other media to show how the idea is inherited, transformed, contested, and reimagined.
    — Saurabh Anand, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The chilling quotation above comes from insect enthusiast Björn Hjaltason’s discovery of a mosquito last October on a farm just north of Reykjavík.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of quotation

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“Sound bite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sound%20bite. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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