sound bites

noun

Definition of sound bitesnext
plural of sound bite
as in clips

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  1. excerpts
  2. snippets
  3. quotations
Noun
  • The ninth-grade health and wellness textbook called The Foundations of Life Safety, which outlines various ways for young girls to avoid inciting rape, has gained traction online after excerpts were shared by Russian activist Yekaterina Mizulina on Telegram.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
  • These are edited excerpts from the conversation.
    Brian J. O’Connor, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of excerpts
Noun
  • The number of ads displayed has grown, the way Google ranks content is constantly changing to provide a better user experience, and rich snippets of text from websites began appearing in result pages several years ago.
    Nick Brown, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The proud mom also included clips of her girls skiing down the mountain and snippets from the family's night out at a bowling alley.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of snippets
Noun
  • Dates and quotations were unreachable, every fact revised.
    Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The notable quotations list, compiled each year by Fred Shapiro, an associate director at the Yale Law Library, is a supplement to The New Yale Book of Quotations, which is edited by Shapiro and published by Yale University Press.
    Dave Collins, Hartford Courant, 3 Dec. 2024
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sound bite

sound bites

sounded

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