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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
Reuters, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
These were not the first Super Bowl ads promoting AI services.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Even so, the company appears confident and is promoting Search Party in a Super Bowl commercial.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Watts, who is currently promoting her role as Jackie Kennedy in the new FX show Love Story, styled the shoe with a long gray wrap coat, tights, and a matching black crossbody bag.
—Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026
While promoting her new miniseries Vanished in New York City on February 3, the actor was spotted flashing a peace sign for photographers and carrying a very familiar handbag on the other arm.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2026
That includes promoting financial education, encouraging competition among lenders, and supporting policies that increase transparency without cutting off opportunity.
—Julio Fuentes, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
That is, clinicians have a duty to restrict the range of clinical options, because medical interventions with unfavorable risk/benefit profiles can set back patients’ health interests rather than protecting or promoting them.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 7 Feb. 2026
The build has felt oddly subdued for much of the month, largely because the focus shifted toward promoting the quarterly Peacock special instead.
—Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
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On Sunday, Musk shared the company’s first Super Bowl ad, promoting its Starlink Wi-Fi service.
—Reuters, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
These were not the first Super Bowl ads promoting AI services.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Even so, the company appears confident and is promoting Search Party in a Super Bowl commercial.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Watts, who is currently promoting her role as Jackie Kennedy in the new FX show Love Story, styled the shoe with a long gray wrap coat, tights, and a matching black crossbody bag.
—Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026
While promoting her new miniseries Vanished in New York City on February 3, the actor was spotted flashing a peace sign for photographers and carrying a very familiar handbag on the other arm.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2026
That includes promoting financial education, encouraging competition among lenders, and supporting policies that increase transparency without cutting off opportunity.
—Julio Fuentes, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
That is, clinicians have a duty to restrict the range of clinical options, because medical interventions with unfavorable risk/benefit profiles can set back patients’ health interests rather than protecting or promoting them.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 7 Feb. 2026
The build has felt oddly subdued for much of the month, largely because the focus shifted toward promoting the quarterly Peacock special instead.
—Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promoting
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Beyond the substation itself, improvements are underway throughout the shopping center as the property owner has been working on upgrading lighting, signage and paint, said Baird.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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One of the cosmetics will be available in the game’s shop and the other two can be earned by upgrading levels in the game’s 13th Music Pass.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2026
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The challenge lies in balancing functional benefit with the risk of encouraging unnecessary anthropomorphism and its broader social consequences.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Feb. 2026
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This structure is intended to help keep value circulating within the community, encouraging positive participation rather than framing compliance as a penalty.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Recent grocery store closures have rocked the north side of Milwaukee, where growing food deserts – areas where quality food is difficult to find – have left entire neighborhoods without ready access to food.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The system is built for logistics and warehousing operations where frozen goods face strict shelf-life limits, FIFO requirements, and growing SKU complexity.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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And the country’s colossal pharma production industry is gearing up to take advantage by selling generic versions.—
Ayushi Shah,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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As the council stepped down on Saturday, André Joseph, 42, a street vendor who was selling candy outside their government offices, celebrated.—
EVENS SANON,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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In her new role, Wood will lead Brooks’ footwear product line management, merchandising, and product marketing teams with the goal of elevating how the brand connects long-term vision to product creation and go-to-market strategy, the company said.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Some companies are even elevating culture and entertainment leadership into the C-suite, reflecting how central these capabilities have become to growth.—
Christopher Vollmer,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Couvent is cultivating its own scene in the south of France, one that swings more Provence than Cote d’Azur.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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As the population ages and the number of college students declines, institutions of higher education are actively cultivating a crop of midlife and older students.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Columbia River Basin, spanning an area roughly the size of Texas, was once the world's greatest salmon-producing river system, with at least 16 stocks of salmon and steelhead.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps, on extremely long timescales, those heavier elements will sink to the center of the core, producing an inert center that slows the rate of fusion even further.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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For an eight-time Team USA competitor, representing the country on the global stage would certainly be worth publicizing.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
18 Jan. 2026
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Several appeared visibly shaken, declining to discuss how the patrols were organized or how volunteers communicate, citing safety concerns about publicizing their plans.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
17 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Promoting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promoting. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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