hyped-up

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Recent Examples of hyped-up For others, the trigger is a good feeling, being hyped-up or excited. Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
  • Non-padded practices almost always favor defensive linemen, who have less for O-linemen to latch on to as the pass rushers try to speed-rush their way into the backfield.
    Joseph Person, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • Inside, there’s a padded laptop compartment, two slip pockets, a zip pocket, a water bottle pouch, and an interior key ring holder.
    Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026
Adjective
  • For Kelly, the Mexican release is also another chapter in the unlikely afterlife of a film that has continued to attract new audiences long after its troubled theatrical debut.
    José Salazar, IndieWire, 22 June 2026
  • De la Espriella promised El Salvador-style mega-prisons, while Cepeda promised to salvage Petro’s troubled ‘total peace’ talks with rebel groups.
    Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Adjective
  • But outside experts and Ukrainian soldiers who spoke to CNN say Russia’s claims of advancement are exaggerated and come as the Kremlin is likely trying to project a narrative of success to counter the impact of recent Ukrainian strikes inside Russia.
    Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • According to Nahmias, the low-top shoe’s design is meant to capture the mountainous ranges that meet the water throughout California and features an upper inspired by a popular skate shoe paired with an exaggerated sole made of lightweight materials.
    Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • Play was held up after some upset fans threw things onto the field after the controversial offside call.
    Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • Usually, when the USMNT enters the knockout stage in the World Cup, they’re considered the underdogs, hoping to be scrappy to force an upset.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Adjective
  • That starts right up front with a full makeover that pairs a simplified bumper with a set of enlarged LED headlights.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 June 2026
  • According to the release, the medical director allegedly signed off on one patient's test results as normal, despite indications that the patient had an enlarged heart.
    Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • When Micron’s earnings report came out after markets closed on Wednesday, the story was the same as other times markets have been jittery about AI.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Outside of a jittery first half against Bosnia and Herzegovina, Marsch’s Canada have consistently pushed the tempo in the World Cup.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • There is the willful weakness of Congress, the overblown power of the Supreme Court and the improbability of new Constitutional amendments.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 June 2026
  • Fears that the City of London would lose its finance crown to other European capitals proved overblown.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
Adjective
  • Anna and Tom’s daughter, Natalie (Lily Collias), views Cady as a source who might finally tell her the truth about her uptight mother and avoidant stepfather.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • The film’s director, uptight Euro expat Max (Christoph Waltz), is initially enraged by their hijacking of the shoot, but his studio fatcat bosses (both voiced by Jeff Bridges) love the unhinged results.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 June 2026

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“Hyped-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyped-up. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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