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
Ian Stokes, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The upcoming Ashes series will be the most hyped in Australia since the 2006-07 blockbuster.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
McDaniel and Tagovailoa were (over) hyped as a special duo.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
But the problem is that OpenAI hyped the thing so far into the stratosphere, disappointment was (or should have been) inevitable.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
As expected, Odenkirk is hyped to see his friends’ creation.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Though fans are clearly well and truly hyped for The Life of a Showgirl, Swift still has a lot to reveal about the project.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
While details of the update are under wraps, the new version of ChatGPT has been hyped up by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman as a game changer in the LLM space.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
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Gamescom 2025 is upon us, showcasing a smorgasbord of new games for us to get hyped for.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The upcoming Ashes series will be the most hyped in Australia since the 2006-07 blockbuster.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
McDaniel and Tagovailoa were (over) hyped as a special duo.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
But the problem is that OpenAI hyped the thing so far into the stratosphere, disappointment was (or should have been) inevitable.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
As expected, Odenkirk is hyped to see his friends’ creation.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Though fans are clearly well and truly hyped for The Life of a Showgirl, Swift still has a lot to reveal about the project.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
While details of the update are under wraps, the new version of ChatGPT has been hyped up by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman as a game changer in the LLM space.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Hyped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyped. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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