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hype

[hahyp] / haɪp /
NOUN
extensive publicity
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But when the hype for Weapons was cresting in August 2025, Cregger was already in Prague prepping his next feature: Resident Evil, an adaptation of the wildly popular videogame franchise.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

There was an expectation on London City Lionesses to live up to the hype and deliver in the Women's Super League's season opener - and they did.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Speaking at the same event, the head of open-source messaging application Signal, Meredith Whittaker, warned about AI being controlled by a handful of billionaires, but urged the audience "don't buy the hype".

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

Faraday Future needs a new business to build buzz because its EV venture has failed to live up to the hype.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

DJ Mustard’s beats blared from the speaker Todd kept in his locker, meant to hype up everyone for the battle ahead.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

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

On her Instagram, Knowles hypes her daughters’ magazine covers, album sales and even their nonmusic ventures, such as Beyoncé’s Cécred haircare line and her SirDavis whiskey brand.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2024

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

As well as singing, the songmaster decides when the song is sung - usually after special victories - and hypes up team-mates by recapping performances of individuals in the match.

From BBC Dec. 17, 2023

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

From Washington Times Apr. 30, 2023

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

The remote site, which spans an area nearly twice the size of Los Angeles, is home to one of the most hyped projects in the energy market.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

A US review panel on Thursday recommended loosening restrictions on the much hyped peptide BPC-157, voting that specialized pharmacies be allowed to produce it despite alarm bells from medical experts over safety concerns.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

His contest with Gabriel was hyped up before the game but Haaland won that battle hands down.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

The kids from Oak seem way too hyped up considering this meet doesn’t even count.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

Before the debates, Mr. Bush and his advisers managed expectations by hyping Mr. Gore as a great debater.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Executives have been hyping up the launch event.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

After my story ran, Davis emailed me and said he’d enjoyed the piece, which had a couple of lines about Davis’ tendency to go overboard hyping his projects.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 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

“But probably not. You’re hyping up this relationship like last time, and you’re just going to disappoint Samantha like you did Harriett.”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera




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