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noun

plural of hype, slang
1
as in users
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally a derelict building that's now a shooting gallery for heroin hypes

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2
as in needles
a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin scattered inside the abandoned building were hypes and other signs of drug use

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hypes

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of hype
as in increases
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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hypes

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of hype
as in promotes
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 hypes
Verb
The actor behind Rhaenyra Targaryen hypes up the film in an interview with Entertainment Weekly for a House of the Dragon digital cover story. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026 In an Instagram video posted Monday by NBC, the Grammy winner hypes American women figure skaters competing at the games in Italy. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypes
  1. users
  2. needles
  3. increases
  4. promotes
  5. addicts
  6. hypodermic needles
  7. accelerates
  8. sells
Noun
  • Eve maintains its balance without crutches or a walker, leaving users’ hands free for everyday activities.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Chewing the drug produces a euphoric effect because of a psychoactive ingredient called arecoline, and millions of people are still betel users today.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of users
Noun
  • Every fall, for example, evergreen trees and shrubs, such as pines and spruce, drop their oldest needles.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The government is expanding free testing, providing clean needles for drug users and offering free antiretroviral treatments, addressing a critical gap given that only 39% of patients know their status and a mere 22% are receiving care.
    — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of needles
Verb
  • Why wouldn’t the players want a system that pays them a larger share of the overall revenue, increases their salary minimums and gives them earlier access to arbitration eligibility and free agency?
    — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Even people who carry the APOE4 gene, which increases the risk of later-in-life Alzheimer’s, still benefited from a healthier middle age.
    — Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of increases
Verb
  • If the ad promotes transparent evaluation rules, those rules should be easy to find before payment.
    — David Ispiryan, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The honor, announced today, promotes the practice of investigative journalism exemplifying compassion, courage and integrity.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of promotes
Noun
  • Outside, addicts wander peg-legged in the pulverizing triple-digit late summer heat, past attorneys in cream sport coats and copper-red ties.
    — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The answers to these questions are very important to our community of addicts and alcoholics, both in and out of recovery.
    — David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of addicts
Noun
  • For the avid gardener in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, stepping out the front door in the summer meant being assaulted by hordes of those flying hypodermic needles, ready to bore into her skin and leave itchy welts – and sometimes serious infections like malaria or Zika – behind.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
  • Some fans injected vodka into oranges with hypodermic needles.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
Definition of hypodermic needles
Verb
  • As close cycles compress and reporting accelerates, finance professionals can spend less time on reconciliation and number crunching and more time on analysis and business partnership.
    — Hemant Kapadia, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • As the aircraft accelerates and the conditions become suitable for ramjet operation, airflow can be redirected so that the ramjet becomes the primary source of propulsion.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of accelerates
Verb
  • An acquaintance who buys and sells movie props tells them that the boots are worth at least fifteen hundred dollars—a tenfold return on their investment.
    — David Owen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Potential release timelines for the two products are currently unclear, but Apple already sells mobile gaming controllers from SteelSeries and Backbone on its online store.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of sells

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“Hypes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypes. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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