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hype

[hahyp] / haɪp /
NOUN
extensive publicity
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On the positive side, we’ve all heard the hype from Silicon Valley that we’re gonna have medical breakthroughs.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Danil Boparai, a content strategy director at Dazed, thinks "the hype is justified".

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

I’d wager that’s a large part of why “It Ends” feels blessedly removed from the hype of internet media, yet still very much in conversation with the fixations and lifestyles of Gen Z audiences.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

The paradox in the AI trade—investors are questioning the hype even as they pour money in—was everywhere at Camp Kotok, an invite-only weekend getaway for pros from across the finance world.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Boyfriends are supposed to be the ultimate hype men.

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

Probably no company hypes the tech-boss-as-hero ethos as unapologetically as Palantir.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 19, 2026

Because techno hypes people up — even little kids — it’s important to help a child regulate their nervous system back down after the show.

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

The biggest breaks, which can also cover coins and bullion, livestream around midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, hyped up like parties.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 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

"Go Alex !!! We're hyped about America's Little Brother!!" wrote one person on X.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

Before the game, he strutted around, at one point even grabbing Dalton Rushing, decked in full catcher’s gear, to get hyped.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

I sell a bunch of candy during the fourth graders’ lunch, which makes me even more hyped about going to the barbershop after school.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist

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

They said the focus likely will be on companies hyping AI businesses without having actual technology advantages, using overseas operations to skirt domestic regulations, or flouting Beijing’s orders against price wars.

From Barron's May 22, 2026

It seems as though everyone is hyping up the conclusion to the Scottish Premiership title race.

From BBC May 12, 2026

If the indictment’s allegations are true, the SPLC’s fundraising efforts went beyond hyping hate groups to providing them material support.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

Brick speaks into my ear, hyping me up.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon




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