1
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
Other findings suggest the fungi or its supplement could promote beneficial gut bacteria and modulate immune function, says Goodson.
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Chu has been a champion of Gold House, which invests in and promotes Asian Pacific endeavors and presented him an award earlier this year.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Imam Abdullah El-Amin engaged with people of various faiths to promote inclusion while running the Muslim Center in Detroit.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
This means clear skies and light winds that promote cooling.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Chu has been a champion of Gold House, which invests in and promotes Asian Pacific endeavors and presented him an award earlier this year.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Imam Abdullah El-Amin engaged with people of various faiths to promote inclusion while running the Muslim Center in Detroit.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
This means clear skies and light winds that promote cooling.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promote
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Lululemon Everywhere Belt Bag More than 24,400 shoppers have given the best-selling Lululemon Everywhere Belt Bag, which comes in 19 vibrant and neutral colors, a five-star stamp of approval — and for good reason.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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That one — Portrait of an Artist (Pool With Two Figures) — sold at Christie’s New York for $90 million, breaking the $58 million record set by Jeff Koons’ Balloon Dog (Orange) for the most expensive artwork by a living artist sold at auction.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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While there have been many fine adaptations of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Alastair Sim's performance as the miserly, penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge elevates this version to must-see status.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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There’s that kind of intensity and fuel that has fanned the fire of Mirador in someways that’s really elevated the band and the performances.—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, the moment encouraged the Soviet population to agitate for household comforts.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Building a bat house can encourage them to stick around a little longer and eat up all those pesky insects.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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The second photo was noticeably different from the first, instead showing a recent image of heavy machinery smoothing gravel where lush green grass once grew.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Subscription and licensing revenue grew 3 percent in the latest quarter to $493 million owing to growth in ViX’s premium tier and higher content licensing revenue.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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The 42-seat cinema has largely hosted private screenings for family members, with studios supplying major releases, but presidents have also hosted higher profile, publicized screenings with guests from the entertainment industry.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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But now, Duffy has recently publicized in a series of network news appearances that NASA is looking for new ideas for moon landers from SpaceX rivals like Blue Origin and Lockheed Martin.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Police said officers were dispatched and arrived within two minutes of the 911 call — first reported as a suspicious event and later upgraded to a burglary in progress — and that the Criminal Investigations Bureau dedicated more than 100 investigative hours to identifying those involved.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Although Freestyle Fellowship upgraded their production and pushed themselves further lyrically on the follow-up, Innercity Griots, that 1993 album would be their last during their original run, as the group went on hiatus when Self Jupiter was incarcerated.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
28 Oct. 2025
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Once a prominent participant in the Oslo peace process, Barghouti was known for cultivating ties with senior Israeli officials.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Taínos cultivated different crops ranging from fruits to sweet potatoes, yams, and peanuts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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The ad was produced by the Ontario government.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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The humanities program will work with the arts board's Folk & Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program to train master and apprentice Wisconsin folk artists in planning and producing public programs that showcase and contextualize cultural traditions, stories and histories.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Promote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promote. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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