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How to pronounce hype in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms ballyhoo, hoopla, plug
Type of packaging, promo, promotion, promotional material, publicity
Type Words
Type of air, bare, publicise, publicize

Examples of hype

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The Universal film had all the hype in the world going into its Aug. 13 opening.
From the forbes.com
He's used to the attention, the questions, the hype and glare of the TV cameras.
From the kentucky.com
Some of today's most promising biotechs will undoubtedly fall short of the hype.
From the businessweek.com
The worst forecasts are made as a market's hype-to-reality ratio is at its peak.
From the businessweek.com
The pressure is too great, and the hype factor they generate always blows it up.
From the forbes.com
Despite repeated government warnings, H1N1 didn't live up to the hype last year.
From the dispatch.com
I had let the hype get to my head and now was suffering the withdrawal symptoms.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Despite all the hype around the FAP few of those affected will actually qualify.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Only two or three years ago I would have scoffed at the idea as delusional hype.
From the stltoday.com
More examples
  • Ballyhoo: blatant or sensational promotion
  • Publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner
  • Hype! (1996) is a documentary directed by Doug Pray about the popularity of grunge rock in the early to mid-1990s United States. ...
  • Hype is a 1981 album by singer Robert Calvert, the former frontman of British space-rock band Hawkwind.
  • A hype cycle is a graphic representation of the maturity, adoption and social application of specific technologies. The term was coined by Gartner.
  • Hype is a punk band from Oakville, Ontario, Canada. . Their first album was "Life is hard... ...then you die" recorded in April 1985. Their second album "Burned" was released in 1987 on Fringe Records.
  • Hype is a sketch comedy television series on The WB Television Network. Most of the central jokes making fun of celebrities in the news at the time. The show however didn't garner enough attention and was canceled after one season.
  • Hype! The Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album of the Seattle music scene documentary Hype!. It was released in 1996 in conjunction with the film. Included are songs from the more memorable bands which appeared or were mentioned in the film.
  • Promotion or propaganda; especially, exaggerated claims; To promote heavily; to advertise or build up