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Recent Examples of hyped-up
For others, the trigger is a good feeling, being hyped-up or excited.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyped-up
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In the summer of 2018, early in the first padded scrimmage of their freshman years at Alabama, Surtain (running with the 1s) matched up with Waddle (running with the 2s) in the slot.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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The padded interior absorbs shock and reduces movement during storage or transport.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors warned that the statute encouraged exaggerated or bad-faith claims that would be difficult to disprove years after the fact.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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This means giving up the exalted and exaggerated idea of the West that boosts a masculinist self-image but severely constricts thought and feeling.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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For this reason, farmers and consumers alike are struggling to know what steps to take in an increasingly troubled economy.—
Anthony Pahnke,
Boston Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
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Several lawmakers are troubled that EMS response times are not more readily accessible, as they are published in a yearly report issued by the Office of Emergency Medical Services.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
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In the enlarged vision of the classics slowly taking shape in the American academy, Yanxiao has found an intellectual foothold.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Maddix was born by emergency C-section with an enlarged heart that was causing a laundry list of other medical problems.—
Libby Smith,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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But if the jumpers go cold, the Tide will be vulnerable to a first-round upset.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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After trailing for most of the game, Minnesota used a frantic 14-0 run to start the final frame to finally wake up a home crowd that had been nervously starring down a major upset in their own backyard.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
21 Mar. 2026
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Navan stock could rebound sharply as investor concerns about AI disruption appear overblown, according to BMO Capital Markets.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2026
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Some sprinkler installers have said that the estimates are overblown and that many units can be done for $50,000 or less.—
J.K. Dineen,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Mar. 2026
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The film’s amber light and ample bell-bottoms situate it firmly in the late 1970s, a time of repressive dictatorships and jittery paranoia, triggered by political malfeasance and instability across the world.—
Michael Snyder,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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The move did not appear to reassure jittery traders as prices continued to climb.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The da Vinci system gives surgeons a magnified view and robotic hands that never shake, enabling very precise surgical maneuvers.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 July 2022
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“Hyped-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyped-up. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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