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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
Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Sebastian Kneipp, a 19th century German Catholic priest and early pioneer of naturopathy, promoted nature exposure, water therapy and barefoot walking as exercise and a way to stimulate circulation and support overall health, including immune function.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Mavromatis was hired in 2022 as head of Instagram and later promoted to head of creative, a role in which she was paid $250,000 for managing MrBeast’s verticals division, according to the complaint.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Shortly afterwards, Mavromatis was promoted again and her salary increased to $250,000, according to her lawsuit.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
By 2013, Ternus was promoted to vice president of hardware engineering, and later climbed to the senior level, joining Apple’s executive team in 2021.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Soyfer said one of the goals of the litigation is to build a movement that leads to a higher ruling to broadly curb the surveillance state promoted by the widespread adoption of ALPR cameras.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
But Macy's was instrumental in transforming how the season was promoted in other ways as well.
—Randy Tucker, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Northwest Indiana has a strong culture of innovation that needs to be promoted better, including in the region, thought leaders and innovators were told Tuesday.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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United hope one midfielder can also be promoted from the academy.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Sebastian Kneipp, a 19th century German Catholic priest and early pioneer of naturopathy, promoted nature exposure, water therapy and barefoot walking as exercise and a way to stimulate circulation and support overall health, including immune function.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Mavromatis was hired in 2022 as head of Instagram and later promoted to head of creative, a role in which she was paid $250,000 for managing MrBeast’s verticals division, according to the complaint.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Shortly afterwards, Mavromatis was promoted again and her salary increased to $250,000, according to her lawsuit.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
By 2013, Ternus was promoted to vice president of hardware engineering, and later climbed to the senior level, joining Apple’s executive team in 2021.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Soyfer said one of the goals of the litigation is to build a movement that leads to a higher ruling to broadly curb the surveillance state promoted by the widespread adoption of ALPR cameras.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
But Macy's was instrumental in transforming how the season was promoted in other ways as well.
—Randy Tucker, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Northwest Indiana has a strong culture of innovation that needs to be promoted better, including in the region, thought leaders and innovators were told Tuesday.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promoted
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This top may look simple, but it’s elevated with darling ruffle accents around the sleeves and hem to set it apart from your average blouse.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2026
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This unofficial wartime arrangement, which has elevated certain Iranian officials to positions of leadership, has left even the regime’s most loyal supporters confused over who is making decisions.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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Behavior that had long been tolerated, if not encouraged, would no longer be accepted.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
26 Apr. 2026
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This paper editorialized in support of that petition and encouraged the state’s attorney to voluntarily step aside.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Sonja Shaw Shaw is the Chino Valley Unified School District board president and a Republican activist who emerged as a major player in the COVID-era parental rights movement as conservative families grew concerned that public schools were becoming hotbeds of leftist indoctrination.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Residents at the meeting also grew antsy.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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The brand, then called Cosmetics To Go, sold its first bar shampoo in 1987 and patented the formula in 1988.—
Kara McGrath,
Allure,
22 Apr. 2026
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Investigators say the vehicles were then sent overseas, primarily to Africa, where they were sold on the black market for high profits.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Blake ran in the Democratic primary for mayor and cross-endorsed Mamdani.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Nov. 2025
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Agility claims upgraded limbs and advanced end effectors expand Digit’s manipulation range, enabling tasks such as stacking totes, loading carts, and handling varied materials.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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The bank upgraded the cybersecurity software stock to overweight from equal weight.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Medieval schoolmen worrying over Aristotle could be pedants; so could cultivated female salonnières in seventeenth-century Paris.—
Clare Bucknell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Israel cultivated a close relationship with Azerbaijan shortly after its independence, with the duo soon becoming one of each other’s most important allies.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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Incumbent Mayor John McCann, a Republican, is the lone member of his party on a council otherwise composed of Democrats — a dynamic that has produced notable splits on several high-profile issues.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Washington, a big, fast, physical back who has produced in the SEC, is near the top of the list.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Promoted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promoted. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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