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1
as in upgrading
to move higher in rank or position
the navy promoted her to captain for her record of outstanding performance
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as in encouraging
to help the growth or development of
a campaign promoting good dental hygiene
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as in growing
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
spends all her time now promoting her new business
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as in selling
to provide publicity for
promoting a new line of toys based on the popular movie
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Recent Examples of promoting
Joe Kottke, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Chestnut said in an Instagram story, promoting a clip from the Sunday, March 29, episode, in which Watson is reunited with Sherlock.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
This experience laid the foundation for a lifelong career dedicated to promoting clothing reuse.
—Lisa Jepsen, Sourcing Journal, 30 Mar. 2026
According to neuroscientists, this type of sound can activate the parasympathetic nervous system, promoting slower heart rate, lower stress hormone levels and deeper relaxation.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
This type of sound can activate the parasympathetic nervous system, promoting slower heart rate, lower stress hormone levels and deeper relaxation.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
That type of sound can activate the parasympathetic nervous system, promoting slower heart rate, lower stress hormone levels and deeper relaxation.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
Head coach Sean Payton retained him by promoting him to offensive coordinator and, critically, handing him primary play-calling duties.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
With each step, Provalus invested in her with real mentorship and business training, ultimately promoting her to delivery manager, overseeing roughly 400 people.
—Mike Keogh, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
Several of her Instagram posts also included hashtags promoting Swift’s album.
—Joe Kottke, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Chestnut said in an Instagram story, promoting a clip from the Sunday, March 29, episode, in which Watson is reunited with Sherlock.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
This experience laid the foundation for a lifelong career dedicated to promoting clothing reuse.
—Lisa Jepsen, Sourcing Journal, 30 Mar. 2026
According to neuroscientists, this type of sound can activate the parasympathetic nervous system, promoting slower heart rate, lower stress hormone levels and deeper relaxation.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
This type of sound can activate the parasympathetic nervous system, promoting slower heart rate, lower stress hormone levels and deeper relaxation.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
That type of sound can activate the parasympathetic nervous system, promoting slower heart rate, lower stress hormone levels and deeper relaxation.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
Head coach Sean Payton retained him by promoting him to offensive coordinator and, critically, handing him primary play-calling duties.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
With each step, Provalus invested in her with real mentorship and business training, ultimately promoting her to delivery manager, overseeing roughly 400 people.
—Mike Keogh, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promoting
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In a Facebook post, Headley said his priorities are responsible stewardship of tax dollars, supporting public safety and upgrading the town’s infrastructure.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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With summer just around the corner, now is the perfect moment to stock up on warm-weather needs, whether that means outfitting your spring wardrobe or upgrading your hydration game.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Felder suggested that the Beth El rabbis send out a congregation-wide e-mail offering guidance on how to respond to the humanitarian crisis—say, by directing members to relief groups or by encouraging members to contact their representatives in Congress to exert pressure on Israel.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Your 4th House of Protection hosts contentment-seeking Venus, encouraging you to take comfort in your private world.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2026
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The rooms With curvaceous walls, built in fast-growing Indonesian bamboo, split-level villas with a spiral staircase that winds seashell-like between a ground-floor lounge and upstairs living quarters have the grounding feel of being wrapped in a tropical bamboo forest.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Saronic, which ranked 19th on the latest CNBC Disruptor 50 list, is among a growing crop of defense companies winning over the government with the support of venture capital.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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The act of selling birds in stacks of cages – sometimes far taller than the men who carry them – goes back generations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The teardown included jettisoning some of Yahoo’s advertising technology, selling publishers such as TechCrunch and Rivals and closing down AOL’s internet dial-up service in a move that cut off its final 500 users.—
Michael Liedtke,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Arthur Brooks, in particular, has made a career of elevating his noncommittal waffling into a warped kind of virtue.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Smith is a Marine Corps Purple Heart veteran and an ordained minister whose work challenges traditional monuments by elevating the stories of everyday heroes and historical figures, city officials said in the news release.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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In this ever-spiraling bipartisan war on social trust, a defensive president didn’t bother cultivating public opinion.—
Gil Troy,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The endowed fellowship aims to build a bridge between lab and clinical practice, cultivating leaders eager to understand the biology and clinical treatment of serious mental illness, UCLA officials said.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2026
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The American Meteor Society says that there was a notable increase in fireball activity in early 2026, with ten incidents until mid-March producing more than 100 witness reports apiece.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Today, two small new volcanoes are growing out of its bay, and another one called Kolumbo — capable of producing fearsome tsunamis and clouds of suffocating gases — lurks underwater just offshore.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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Activists Salomé García, who focuses on publicizing the plight of political prisoners in Cuba, and Norges Rodríguez, director of YucaByte, which covers censorship and violations of the right to information in Cuba, also demanded that right at the press conference.—
Sarah Moreno
March 16,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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That the regime has an interest in publicizing these deaths does not mean that the deaths did not happen.—
Mahsa Alimardani,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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