1
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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2
as in to encourage
to help the growth or development of
a campaign promoting good dental hygiene
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3
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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as in to sell
to provide publicity for
promoting a new line of toys based on the popular movie
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Recent Examples of promote
In the spring of 2014, Swift was heavily promoting her album 1989, her first pure pop project.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Drink Plenty of Water Drinking water may promote weight loss, but more research is needed.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 6 June 2025
The use of the company's artificial intelligence chatbot to create internal documents, as well as by another Chinese operation to create marketing materials promoting its work, comes as China is ramping up its efforts to influence opinion and conduct surveillance online.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 5 June 2025
But instead of firing her, she was promoted, Kennedy said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Drink Plenty of Water Drinking water may promote weight loss, but more research is needed.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 6 June 2025
The use of the company's artificial intelligence chatbot to create internal documents, as well as by another Chinese operation to create marketing materials promoting its work, comes as China is ramping up its efforts to influence opinion and conduct surveillance online.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 5 June 2025
But instead of firing her, she was promoted, Kennedy said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promote
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Eye-catching knobs and pulls made a splash in many booths at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show this year, and brands like Rous and Plank Hardware are delivering standout designs that elevate cabinetry and furniture with a fresh, must-see flair.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2025
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Watson elevated the black top and blue jeans formula with her styling, accessorizing with a pair of chunky black boots and dangling, shoulder-grazing earrings.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
6 June 2025
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Co-creation fosters buy-in from the team, encourages experimentation, and leads to more sustainable implementation.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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In order to protect his brother, Gi-jun encouraged Ju-woon and Bong-san to stage a coup.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
6 June 2025
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In the decades since, PEOPLE has grown to become the iconic brand it is known as today — expanding from a newsstand-only publication to now include digital news coverage and social media coverage, as well as a new app, among other ventures.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
8 June 2025
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The industry continued to grow until 2020, when a combination of weather and economic conditions dealt setbacks to farmers and processors alike.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
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Eminem has had a strong year, with his July 2024 album The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and selling 281,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
4 June 2025
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The business was later floated on the London Stock Exchange, later still taken private and then sold in March 2019 to the U.S. fintech firm FIS for $43 billion — a considerably bigger loss of value than anything endured by the U.K. government on its RBS/NatWest shares.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
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More renovations were completed in advance of this year’s season, this time focused on upgrading the clubhouse.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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One pharmaceutical company saw its reported footprint drop 50% after upgrading its data, without any actual operational change.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Figgins hopes to create a space where training to be a dancer is safe and nurturing but also requires discipline and rigor necessary to cultivate students’ talents.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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On June 25, for instance, there will be a new moon in Cancer, which is all about emotional new beginnings and a time to cultivate and nurture what reminds us of home.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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The Love That Remains is produced by Anton Máni Svansson of Iceland’s Still Vivid and Katrin Pors of Denmark’s Snowglobe.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
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Most hydrogen is currently produced using fossil fuels.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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The agency publicized the GatorWise information on its website May 29.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Carranza said the operators of the underground parties were being tracked down along with those who helped publicize the events at the heart of the problem.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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“Promote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promote. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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