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
Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Prielipp and Rojas are chief among the pitchers of whom the Twins are most hyped.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
On Fox News, Essayli, sporting a blue FBI windbreaker, hyped the arrest of Orellana, a quiet, wiry man with a long mane of coal-black hair.
—A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 14 Apr. 2026
The former had a couple of nice runs during live periods, including a touchdown near the goal line that got the coaching staff hyped up.
—Gabriel Duarte, Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
The aggressive baserunning had the Yankees’ dugout hyped, as Gerrit Cole, Will Warren and others threw their hands up and smiled wide as Stanton crossed the plate.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
In the comments, her fellow Mormon Wives co-stars hyped up their friend.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
Moment after that shot, however, a viral moment happened with UConn coach Dan Hurley who was clearly hyped up and full of emotion and referee Roger Ayers when they were seen for reason head-to-head, which fans decided to speculate was something should've been deemed a technical on Hurley.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
However, in a pair of letters to the editor published in the Journal of Pediatrics, doctors criticized the article as hyped.
—David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
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By making that trade, and draft-day decision Miami passed on taking Ohio State safety Caleb Downs, who was hyped as a generational safety.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Prielipp and Rojas are chief among the pitchers of whom the Twins are most hyped.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
On Fox News, Essayli, sporting a blue FBI windbreaker, hyped the arrest of Orellana, a quiet, wiry man with a long mane of coal-black hair.
—A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 14 Apr. 2026
The former had a couple of nice runs during live periods, including a touchdown near the goal line that got the coaching staff hyped up.
—Gabriel Duarte, Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
The aggressive baserunning had the Yankees’ dugout hyped, as Gerrit Cole, Will Warren and others threw their hands up and smiled wide as Stanton crossed the plate.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
In the comments, her fellow Mormon Wives co-stars hyped up their friend.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
Moment after that shot, however, a viral moment happened with UConn coach Dan Hurley who was clearly hyped up and full of emotion and referee Roger Ayers when they were seen for reason head-to-head, which fans decided to speculate was something should've been deemed a technical on Hurley.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
However, in a pair of letters to the editor published in the Journal of Pediatrics, doctors criticized the article as hyped.
—David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Hyped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyped. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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