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as in users
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally
a derelict building that's now a shooting gallery for heroin hypes
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as in needles
a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin
scattered inside the abandoned building were hypes and other signs of drug use
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as in increases
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 promotes
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 hypes
Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
In an Instagram video posted Monday by NBC, the Grammy winner hypes American women figure skaters competing at the games in Italy.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypes
Noun
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For all those reasons and more, Reddit users are furious with the change, griping about the move in a barrage of angry posts.—
Jon Christian,
Futurism,
30 Apr. 2026
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About 270 providers who the platform’s users can reach out to are located within Orland Park, and more than 15,000 are in broader Cook County.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Roise said to help protect against damage from wildfires, residents should clear any potential fuel like bushes, pine needles or propane tanks away from their homes.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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This Japanese type of juniper shrub forms a dense mat of prickly blue-green needles that turn slightly purplish in winter.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Apr. 2026
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Now, their comments and DMs are flooded with messages from other wheelchair users or recovering addicts who found meaning in their story.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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When the drug haze occasionally lifts, Susie follows the bizarre serial killings of homeless opioid addicts in Los Angeles and fights with her father, attorney for Dick Sickler, whose pharmaceutical firm is largely responsible for the nation’s drug epidemic.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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The company sells 35 billion devices a year ranging from hypodermic needles to advanced monitoring platforms.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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In fact, the mosquito proboscis has even been put to use before, as the inspiration for pain-free hypodermic needles.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Dec. 2025
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Are prediction markets safe places for news junkies to bet on events - or dens of insider trading?—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Are prediction markets safe places for news junkies to bet on events — or dens of insider trading?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Hypes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypes. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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