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as in to sell
to provide publicity for
promoting a new line of toys based on the popular movie
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2
as in to elevate
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 to encourage
to help the growth or development of
a campaign promoting good dental hygiene
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as in to grow
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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Recent Examples of promote
Knight, who previously served as the show’s chief correspondent, was promoted to co-host in March 2024.
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Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
At the end of the episode, Capt. Benson and her officers donned their dress blues and attended the ceremony in which Velasco was officially promoted.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 24 July 2025
Businesses and officials started promoting seasonal tourism over permanent relocation to the state.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2025
Ads have popped up around NYC promoting Roan’s next single, teasing an August 1st release date.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2025
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Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
At the end of the episode, Capt. Benson and her officers donned their dress blues and attended the ceremony in which Velasco was officially promoted.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 24 July 2025
Businesses and officials started promoting seasonal tourism over permanent relocation to the state.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2025
Ads have popped up around NYC promoting Roan’s next single, teasing an August 1st release date.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promote
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Gannett sold its north Phoenix printing facility for $38 million in August 2023, according to Maricopa County records.—
Russ Wiles,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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Topline Hershey will soon raise its candy prices, according to multiple outlets, citing a jump in cocoa costs that have provoked the chocolate company to rethink its list prices and the quantities or weight of candy sold in each container.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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The podcast has already earned several accolades, and the Ohio native says there are big plans to elevate the show even further.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
26 July 2025
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At a special meeting in Detroit, the SMART board also voted to elevate Tiffany Gunter, who had been the system’s deputy general manager and chief operating officer, to replace Ferrell.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
Freep.com,
26 July 2025
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During his latter stint on the council, Spelman called on Austin police to reevaluate how officers spent their time and encouraged the city to consider alternative programs to reduce crime.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Community members are encouraged to see the stadium before the start of the 2025 football season.—
Katie Nixon,
The Tennessean,
25 July 2025
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Though best known for corn and soybeans, Indiana also grows a lot of tomatoes (tuh-may-tuhs, as my Hoosier grandfather would have called them).—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
26 July 2025
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And Bellevue, to the east, has grown to a similar population size.—
Austin Hornbostel,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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Moscow has now chosen to publicize the factory and its contribution to Russia’s war effort.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Fine transparency has also been an issue, as coach and player fines are seldom publicized by the league, sparking complaints about the lack of public information and inconsistency with punishments.—
Tobias Bass,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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Last year, the department also announced plans to upgrade the landing sites on either side of the river — in Rocky Hill and Glastonbury — by installing fencing, a new gate system and sidewalk and lighting improvements for pedestrian access.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
21 July 2025
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Project Aura will also upgrade the onboard X1 chip — designed by XREAL itself — to an X1S, which stands to be 25% faster and enable better multitasking.—
Anshel Sag,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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But fundamentally transforming a street that for decades has largely served a young and working-class night-time crowd — and cultivated a reputation among locals as the stepchild of downtown Austin — is no easy lift.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Over the years, she’s cultivated a model built on partnership and trust—aligning closely with community leaders, government stakeholders and local changemakers to build programs that are sustainable and scalable.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Additionally, the company's Orion Assembly facility, originally slated to become an EV-only plant, will now produce light-duty pickup trucks and SUVs.—
Stuart Dyos,
The Tennessean,
23 July 2025
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The fleet includes a host of rarities, such as the 10 millionth Ford Mustang produced (built at the Flat Rock Assembly plant) and the 1999 Ford Thunderbird Concept as well as various iterations of the company’s famed GT supercars.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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“Promote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promote. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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