PROMOTION Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

promotion

noun

prə-ˈmō-shən

Definition of promotion

as in advancement

a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position after 10 years at the company he was rewarded with a promotion to vice president

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Recent Examples of promotion Now, the events and promotion company has generated roughly $60 million so far this year, according to figures the company provided to Fortune. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 July 2026 Otherwise, there is little overlap across taste, price, and personal promotion of the products. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026 This flash promotion makes now the perfect time to power up your gaming rig with some flagship performance. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026 Rainbow Cone’s promotion with the White Sox launched on April 3 and continues through the end of MLB season in September. — Jasmine Thompson, Midwest Living, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for promotion

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But despite the benefits of community advancement, much of the industry remains rooted in a transactional model, especially as project costs rise and budgets tighten.

— Jon Kramer, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Shoppers are likely not thinking about the genetic advancements made in the dairy industry.

— Isabelle LaBianco, CNN Money, 19 July 2026

Definition of advancement

Noun

In those moments, Hahn turned off his variometer, which beeps to signal the rate of ascent or descent, leaving him in a silent communion with the birds around him, shaped like arrows with a wingspan of some 16 inches.

— Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 19 July 2026
In a press kit released before the flight, the company said its primary objective for the launch was to complete a successful liftoff, clear the the tower at the launch site, and gather maximum data during ascent.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 July 2026

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The rise and rise of AI has created multiple quandaries for employers and job searchers alike.

— Cami Fateh, Vogue, 22 July 2026
France’s new ban against minors using social media comes as several families in the country have sued TikTok, alleging that the app has caused a rise in teenage suicides, the Associated Press reported.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of rise

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Any agreement to give Saudi Arabia access to nuclear technology could prove controversial, both in the US and across the Middle East, since the ability to enrich nuclear fuel could, in theory, eventually lead to the creation of nuclear weapons.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Further, such a framing of the epic seems to echo its actual creation, in that the poem is Iron Age Greek culture’s remembrance of the Mycenae hundreds of years after a major civilizational collapse.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026

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