hyped; hyping
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: to promote or publicize extravagantly
hyping this fall's TV lineup
1
slang
: a narcotics addict
2
slang
: hypodermic
Synonyms of hype
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Noun (1)
Verb (1)
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Noun (2)
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Examples of hype in a Sentence
Noun (1)
the prelaunch hype for the new cell phone translated into phenomenal sales numbers on release day
Verb (1)
the auto company has been hyping its forthcoming line of hybrids for almost a year now
Verb (2)
the TV writers tried to hype interest in the fading soap opera with flashy new plotlines
Noun (2)
a derelict building that's now a shooting gallery for heroin hypes
scattered inside the abandoned building were hypes and other signs of drug use
Adjective
a couple of the tracks on the album feature some really hype vocals
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Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Gillis, a Mechanicsburg native and lifelong Eagles fan who cameoed in the team's 2024 hype video, announced his one-night-only show at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on July 17, 2026.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Evan Clark, Footwear News, 20 Nov. 2025
An early match got set up after Cena's arrival to hype up the crowd, since Dominik Mysterio interrupted, and then had his Judgment Day stablemates, Finn Balor and JD McDonagh, attack the WWE legend.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025
The Athletic College Basketball Staff, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Patrick Queen and Justin Madubuike looked like classic post-hype breakout candidates.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2022
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Noun
The show is rightfully deserving of the hype.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Gillis, a Mechanicsburg native and lifelong Eagles fan who cameoed in the team's 2024 hype video, announced his one-night-only show at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on July 17, 2026.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Verb
After beating third-quarter profit estimates, raising its outlook for the year and revealing a move to the Nasdaq stock exchange, executives hosted a call with stock analysts on Thursday, repeatedly hyping the fashion business.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 20 Nov. 2025
An early match got set up after Cena's arrival to hype up the crowd, since Dominik Mysterio interrupted, and then had his Judgment Day stablemates, Finn Balor and JD McDonagh, attack the WWE legend.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025
Adjective
The Billikens are my post-hype breakout team.
—The Athletic College Basketball Staff, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Patrick Queen and Justin Madubuike looked like classic post-hype breakout candidates.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2022
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“Hype.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hype. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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