as in increasing
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 promoting
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 hyping
Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
Data shows an emerging credibility gap in which leaders are mandating and hyping AI but are often only casual users of the technology themselves—sometimes using it less than their rank-and-file employees.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
Shaquille O’Neal and Kevin Hart hyping new-customer bonuses for DraftKings.
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
Groups of friends are constantly hyping each other up and hyping up strangers too.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Yes, Paxton has won general elections in the past, but Cornyn has at least some experience defeating a statewide candidate Democrats were hyping, in 2020’s MJ Hegar.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
James was back to livestreaming Sunday morning, hyping his release from custody.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
Just when Nvidia reported, both Amazon and Alphabet launched a full-court press hyping their own chips.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
There’s a scene in episode four where Whitney is hyping up Henry before this speech Henry has to give.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
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Gillian Anderson is hyping up Ryan Coogler‘s X-Files reboot and praising the pilot after reading the script.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
Data shows an emerging credibility gap in which leaders are mandating and hyping AI but are often only casual users of the technology themselves—sometimes using it less than their rank-and-file employees.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
Shaquille O’Neal and Kevin Hart hyping new-customer bonuses for DraftKings.
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
Groups of friends are constantly hyping each other up and hyping up strangers too.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Yes, Paxton has won general elections in the past, but Cornyn has at least some experience defeating a statewide candidate Democrats were hyping, in 2020’s MJ Hegar.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
James was back to livestreaming Sunday morning, hyping his release from custody.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
Just when Nvidia reported, both Amazon and Alphabet launched a full-court press hyping their own chips.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
There’s a scene in episode four where Whitney is hyping up Henry before this speech Henry has to give.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Hyping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyping. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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