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hype cycle

hype cycle noun: the various stages in the adoption of a new technology or product.

hype cycle: the various stages in the adoption of a new technology or product
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Noun

hype cycle (plural hype cycles)

  1. The various stages in the adoption of a new technology or product.
    • the Web3 hype cycle
    • the crypto hype cycle

Examples of hype cycle in a sentence

  • Each had amazing hype cycles but none as explosive as Ozempic.2023 October 9, Tressie McMillan Cottom, “Ozempic Can’t Fix What Our Culture Has Broken”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
  • “It’s clear we are in a hype cycle,” he said.2025 August 4, Sheera Frenkel, quoting Billy Thalheimer, “The Militarization of Silicon Valley”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The...

Forms of hype cycle

pluralhype cycles

Questions about hype cycle

What does hype cycle mean?
Hype cycle means the various stages in the adoption of a new technology or product.
How do you use hype cycle in a sentence?
Each had amazing hype cycles but none as explosive as Ozempic.
What part of speech is hype cycle?
Hype cycle is a noun.
What is the plural of hype cycle?
The plural of hype cycle is hype cycles.

Words near hype cycle in the dictionary

  1. hypaxially
  2. hypaxials
  3. hype
  4. hype beast
  5. hype beasts
  6. hype cycle
  7. hype cycles
  8. hype man
  9. hype men
  10. hype moments and aura
  11. hype train

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