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
Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
That is when the United States duels Australia on Friday in a World Cup match hyped by a budding rivalry, next-phase magnitude, and home-field aura.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
The point guard hyped up the crowd before going back into the bus.
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Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang get the crowd hyped during an interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers on June 11 in New York City.
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Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
So while some fans teared up at her lyrics and others beamed with excitement, everyone was hyped to experience Rodrigo’s new album.
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Katie Simons,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
But Anik did acknowledge the circumstances that kept Freedom 250 from being the super-card it was hyped to be.
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Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Last year’s Hetero Awesome Fest in downtown Boise was widely hyped but sparsely attended.
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Noah Daly,
Idaho Statesman,
11 June 2026
Glover hyped new music in 2015, but has yet to make an official announcement.
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James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
Verb
Here's former Texas legend Augie Garrido one final time this college baseball season to get everyone hyped up.
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Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
That is when the United States duels Australia on Friday in a World Cup match hyped by a budding rivalry, next-phase magnitude, and home-field aura.
—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
The point guard hyped up the crowd before going back into the bus.
—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang get the crowd hyped during an interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers on June 11 in New York City.
—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
So while some fans teared up at her lyrics and others beamed with excitement, everyone was hyped to experience Rodrigo’s new album.
—
Katie Simons,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
But Anik did acknowledge the circumstances that kept Freedom 250 from being the super-card it was hyped to be.
—
Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Last year’s Hetero Awesome Fest in downtown Boise was widely hyped but sparsely attended.
—
Noah Daly,
Idaho Statesman,
11 June 2026
Glover hyped new music in 2015, but has yet to make an official announcement.
—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyped
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Through 2025, the application backlog increased, leaving it 48% higher than at the end of former President Joe Biden’s term.
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The bank said last week's hawkish Federal Open Market Committee meeting has increased uncertainty over the outlook for short-term interest rates, even as lower oil prices have eased concerns about an economic downturn.
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At the San Diego event, the guide also promoted one restaurant, Kato in Los Angeles, to the two-star list and honored nine new restaurants with one-star awards, including Naides in San Francisco, one of the few Filipino cuisine restaurants in the nation with that distinction.
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She was hired as a sous chef and promoted to executive chef just two months later.
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Video shows how chase led to deadly crash Instead of stopping, the purple car accelerated and sped through a red light, according to video from Joel’s dashboard camera.
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One of the officials told CNN that the Justice Department’s National Security Division was already preparing to look at some of the stories’ sources, but Trump’s stack accelerated the effort.
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The only food stall that was open during kickoff sold turkey legs for $23, a smash cheeseburger for $20 and a giant western sausage for $20.
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An oceanfront home in the Laguna Beach enclave of Emerald Bay has quietly sold for $110 million, the highest price in Orange County history.
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Under his leadership, SMUD expanded workforce training programs, and joined the state’s Energy Imbalance Market, a wholesale energy-trading market that allows SMUD to buy low-cost renewable energy in real time, and sell excess energy to generate additional revenue.
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According to the agency, the Dodd-Frank Act, a 2010 law passed in the wake of the housing crash to tighten financial oversight, expanded its authority by giving it control over swaps, a type of derivative contract.
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Her fame, fueled by a college rivalry with Caitlin Clark, has significantly boosted the Dream's profile, leading to record sellouts and games in larger arenas.
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At the same time Chicago’s immigration judges have boosted the number of removal orders, the rate of immigrants winning their cases — already slim even during the Biden administration — has dropped even more.
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The report also published comments from employees who said Claude has augmented their work and left humans in the driver’s seat of selecting the direction for models to move.
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Relief will be yours in seconds, augmented by the fact that the ChillPill is selling at Best Buy for one of its lowest prices to date — but only until July 5.
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Led by Thiel Fellow James Proud, Substrate recently raised $100 million at a $1 billion valuation from investors including Founders Fund and General Catalyst.
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Would Rhaenyra’s Syrax — a formidably sized dragon, albeit one raised in captivity — be able to torch them all?
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“Hyped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyped. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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