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hype

[hahyp] / haɪp /
NOUN
extensive publicity
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Yet despite the early hype, many traditionalists had no love for the electric bikes, and the rush of new customers Harley envisioned never materialized.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

"In Brazil, the hype is also giant," explains Caique Andrade, international football reporter at Globo.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

"Everyone is so excited, it's been a while so there's a lot of hype for it," she told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

There’s a lot of hype around Roth conversions, which is why some younger people are inclined to make them, Assaf said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Nope. But then I thought I'd stick around for you. Seriously, once I started watching the game? Man. Now I know what the hype is all about. You're a monster out there.”

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

These days, Crews, 57, serves as the host of “America’s Got Talent,” currently in its 21st season, where he hypes up contestants looking to win the approval of judges including Simon Cowell and Sofía Vergara.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

Children squeal in delight at the baby rave at the Roxy as Kuma the money, Lenny Pearce’s sidekick, hypes up the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025

Hynes: When you see their huddles, like pregame stuff it just hypes you up, and you're just like, "Yeah, that's a real family."

From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2024

The fixture hypes itself and its intense rivalry has meant 40,000 tickets have been sold.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2024

Sails hypes the crowd up with a pregame speech that is straight of a wrestling promo.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 30, 2023

Many of the hyped perks are use it or lose it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The look has become so hyped some have gone full circle, booking in salon appointments to mimic it.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

My last quote is a humblebrag for sure, from an email in 2012 where I hyped up the Wild Flag album to him, and he replied:

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

To be sure, Thrive has invested in its share of flops over the years, including the massively hyped Fab e-commerce platform; and Juicero, which sold an overly complicated high-tech countertop juice press.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

I am so hyped about this trip that I haven’t slept.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

Executives have been hyping up the launch event.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

“So now you add into the equation that people are available that day and it sounds fun. People are hyping it up. Add in the hot weather and the beach would be a relief.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

The store, hyping the kickoff sale, valued the collection at $200,000 and called it one of the world’s largest private Star Wars Lego collections.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

As it is, he’s spending his time hyping this deal as the conclusion of a narrative that casts him as a big hero.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

Before the race, me and everybody else stood on the sidelines, clapping and hyping Ghost and Lu up as they took their marks.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds


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