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
Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Paige DeSorbo was among the many voices hyping up the ICU nurse in the comments of her Instagram reel posted Tuesday night.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
The paper was widely criticized for hyping the abilities of GPT-4 for commercial purposes.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
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
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
Just when Nvidia reported, both Amazon and Alphabet launched a full-court press hyping their own chips.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
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Inter Miami, coming off its first MLS championship with star Lionel Messi, has been selling tickets to Saturday’s game since last April, with team co-owner David Beckham hyping the opening of Nu Stadium on social media.
—Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Paige DeSorbo was among the many voices hyping up the ICU nurse in the comments of her Instagram reel posted Tuesday night.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
The paper was widely criticized for hyping the abilities of GPT-4 for commercial purposes.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
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
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
Just when Nvidia reported, both Amazon and Alphabet launched a full-court press hyping their own chips.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Hyping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyping. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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