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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as in promoted
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
Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Kimmel was so hyped to discuss game seven.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
In the guide, Winfrey hyped some products Meghan sells under her As Ever home products brand, recommending that her fans shell out $42 for a three-jar gift set of berry spreads and orange marmalade.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Knowles’ return, which was hyped up as a marquee narrative of what was once expected to be a top-five matchup, ended with no drama.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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
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For years, K-pop fans wondered when a Grammy breakthrough would occur for the music style hyped and consumed around the world.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Kimmel was so hyped to discuss game seven.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
In the guide, Winfrey hyped some products Meghan sells under her As Ever home products brand, recommending that her fans shell out $42 for a three-jar gift set of berry spreads and orange marmalade.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Knowles’ return, which was hyped up as a marquee narrative of what was once expected to be a top-five matchup, ended with no drama.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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
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“Hyped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyped. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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