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as in elevated
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 encouraged
to help the growth or development of
a campaign promoting good dental hygiene
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as in grew
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 sold
to provide publicity for
promoting a new line of toys based on the popular movie
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Recent Examples of promoted
Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Wash has been promoted to director of programming and original productions at Screambox, Variety has learned.
—William Earl, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
She was promoted to VP the following year and SVP in 2021.
—Peter White, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
But there’s no trickery in those matches — the big ones are pay-per-view promoted events.
—Jeremy Herb, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
All dates are being promoted by AEG Presents.
—Dave Brooks, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
Ausberry was promoted to the interim job in Woodward’s place, and the board gave him the authority to lead the coaching hire.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Bitcoin, ethereum and the stablecoin USDT are promoted at a cryptocurrency store in Hong Kong on July 29, 2025.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
The executive that’s steering those investments is Hari Gopalkrishnan, a 14-year veteran who was promoted to serve as the chief technology and information officer in late July.
—John Kell, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
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Despite multiple reports from the students' parents and other employees and school families, the complaint claims, Milwaukee Public Schools leadership didn't take disciplinary actions against Kalumbula, but promoted him to acting principal of Milwaukee French Immersion School.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Wash has been promoted to director of programming and original productions at Screambox, Variety has learned.
—William Earl, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
She was promoted to VP the following year and SVP in 2021.
—Peter White, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
But there’s no trickery in those matches — the big ones are pay-per-view promoted events.
—Jeremy Herb, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
All dates are being promoted by AEG Presents.
—Dave Brooks, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
Ausberry was promoted to the interim job in Woodward’s place, and the board gave him the authority to lead the coaching hire.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Bitcoin, ethereum and the stablecoin USDT are promoted at a cryptocurrency store in Hong Kong on July 29, 2025.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
The executive that’s steering those investments is Hari Gopalkrishnan, a 14-year veteran who was promoted to serve as the chief technology and information officer in late July.
—John Kell, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promoted
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Why shouldn’t any ordinary, everyday object be elevated from functional to gallery-worthy?—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
11 Nov. 2025
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Refinery issues in the Great Lakes and West Coast have kept prices elevated, and gasoline inventory data from the government showed another large weekly drop in supplies, which has temporarily propped up prices.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Nov. 2025
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The city’s emergency overflow shelter is available to adults over 18, with capacity for dogs in kennels, but the office encouraged people who need a warm place to sleep to seek primary shelters as a first option.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Nov. 2025
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During the end of the latter track, Lauper encouraged audience members to sing along and brought Salt-n-Pepa onstage to join in.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
9 Nov. 2025
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Though George Washington and the press started off amicably, their relationship grew more adversarial once journalists began criticizing the nation’s first president.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Brazil’s President Lula da Silva Host nation Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, affectionately known as Lula, has used his second term as president to push ahead with climate action and slow the deforestation that grew to alarming rates under his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The injured man told them that a female friend had taken his truck and sold it to a man at a game room near East Berry Street and South Riverside Drive, police said.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
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Formed in 1921, the body first sold poppies on November 11 of that year.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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As the fire engulfed the property, additional support was needed and the call was upgraded to a second-alarm fire.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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In 2024, as reported in Nature Biomedical Engineering, Echo upgraded the hardware to allow another patient, who was bilingual, to toggle between English and Spanish.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Political contacts In the late-1990s and 2000s, while Itera was reporting billions in annual revenue, the company cultivated relationships with influential politicians.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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He’s cultivated a large online following, hosts a podcast that amplifies his policy message, and posts Trump-style memes and rapid-fire videos that mock conservative governors and highlight California’s progressive policies.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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The film, which was produced by Sony, has reportedly become the most popular Netflix film ever, and continues to break streaming records, even for its original soundtrack.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
11 Nov. 2025
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In truth, Fulham haven’t produced a convincing performance and find themselves a point above the relegation zone.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Energy Minister Abbas Alibadi also announced that water supplies will be cut off on some evenings to refill reservoirs, urging citizens to reduce consumption by 20% to avoid rationing.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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The pair announced their engagement on October 5, 2025, with a joint Instagram post of what appeared to be an engagement shoot with photos of Destiny showing glimpses of her new rock.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Promoted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promoted. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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