as in increased
to make greater in size, amount, or number
the TV writers tried to hype interest in the fading soap opera with flashy new plotlines
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to provide publicity for
the auto company has been hyping its forthcoming line of hybrids for almost a year now
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Recent Examples of hyped
Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
For years, Bloom was hyped as a Silicon Valley unicorn, but in 2012 the SEC charged an investment bank working with Bloom of using inflated numbers to mislead investors.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
The film was being produced for an unprecedented $200 million budget — the most expensive movie ever made at the time — and the general public wasn't yet convinced that a movie about an 85-year-old maritime tragedy was anything to get hyped about.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Watkins grabbed the microphone and hyped up the crowd before jogging onto the field — but not too quickly, due to her present injury.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Never had a free agency decision been so hyped, so closely watched.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
But this new finding in Jezero is arguably stronger evidence, but it's not being hyped up the way that ALH84001 was.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Bolstered by a lightweight monocoque incorporating titanium and carbon fiber, the Bolide presents a sci-fi aesthetic that complements what are hyped to be otherworldly performance figures.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
The 27-year-old signal-caller hyped up Davis during his postgame interview with NBC Sports' Maria Taylor.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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For the second year in a row, Messi and Inter Miami, the most expensive and hyped team in Major League Soccer, the team others in the league loves to hate, heads into the playoffs on the heels of a hat trick by the Argentine star.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
For years, Bloom was hyped as a Silicon Valley unicorn, but in 2012 the SEC charged an investment bank working with Bloom of using inflated numbers to mislead investors.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
The film was being produced for an unprecedented $200 million budget — the most expensive movie ever made at the time — and the general public wasn't yet convinced that a movie about an 85-year-old maritime tragedy was anything to get hyped about.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Watkins grabbed the microphone and hyped up the crowd before jogging onto the field — but not too quickly, due to her present injury.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Never had a free agency decision been so hyped, so closely watched.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
But this new finding in Jezero is arguably stronger evidence, but it's not being hyped up the way that ALH84001 was.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Bolstered by a lightweight monocoque incorporating titanium and carbon fiber, the Bolide presents a sci-fi aesthetic that complements what are hyped to be otherworldly performance figures.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
The 27-year-old signal-caller hyped up Davis during his postgame interview with NBC Sports' Maria Taylor.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Hyped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyped. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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