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
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
As the state parks system headed into its centennial year in 2023, Parks and Wildlife officials began hyping the opening of Palo Pinto Mountains.
—Emily Brindley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026
On Instagram Ramirez shared a video of Cristobal hyping up the players, who eventually fell to QB/fellow local Fernando Mendoza and the Indiana Hoosiers.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
But probabilities are less sexy than proclamations, ambiguities less attractive than assurances—or so the rising number of storm-hyping accounts on social media seem to suggest.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
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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
As the state parks system headed into its centennial year in 2023, Parks and Wildlife officials began hyping the opening of Palo Pinto Mountains.
—Emily Brindley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026
On Instagram Ramirez shared a video of Cristobal hyping up the players, who eventually fell to QB/fellow local Fernando Mendoza and the Indiana Hoosiers.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
But probabilities are less sexy than proclamations, ambiguities less attractive than assurances—or so the rising number of storm-hyping accounts on social media seem to suggest.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Hyping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyping. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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