overhype
verb (used with object)
to hype someone or something excessively.
Example Sentences
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I would argue it was a slightly overheated and overhyped piece, in terms of how they presented it.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026
However, some argued the reaction to Kimi K3 was overhyped.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
The deeply depressing third possibility is that companies are raising and spending so much merely because shareholders are cheering them on, and the AI claims are just wildly overhyped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Humanoid robots are starting to enter workplaces alongside humans, but Ray believes the robots have been overhyped, especially with high profile demonstrations.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Marriage, he told me early on, struck him as an unnecessary and overhyped convention.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
