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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
Hanna Park, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
Veasey said honoring a figure associated with resistance to school desegregation conflicts with the inclusive ideals baseball has long promoted.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Additionally, Sheriff Nanos was promoted to the rank of captain in 2007, not 2009.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Check the Peter Principle, which says people are promoted to their level of incompetence.
—NPR, 11 Mar. 2026
Abroad, Japan, since 2016, has promoted the Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) involving collaboration among the maritime democracies of the region.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Indivisible, the progressive organization putting on the events, has promoted events in nine Kansas City-area cities in Jackson, Johnson, Wyandotte, Cass, Clay and Platte counties.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Additionally, Sheriff Nanos was promoted to the rank of captain in 2007, not 2009.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
O'Brien was promoted to major in August 2024, according to a Facebook post, which shows him alongside two young children.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
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The suspension of Global Entry, long promoted by the government as a time-saving benefit for frequent international travelers, drew swift criticism from Democratic lawmakers and industry groups.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
Veasey said honoring a figure associated with resistance to school desegregation conflicts with the inclusive ideals baseball has long promoted.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Additionally, Sheriff Nanos was promoted to the rank of captain in 2007, not 2009.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Check the Peter Principle, which says people are promoted to their level of incompetence.
—NPR, 11 Mar. 2026
Abroad, Japan, since 2016, has promoted the Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) involving collaboration among the maritime democracies of the region.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Indivisible, the progressive organization putting on the events, has promoted events in nine Kansas City-area cities in Jackson, Johnson, Wyandotte, Cass, Clay and Platte counties.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Additionally, Sheriff Nanos was promoted to the rank of captain in 2007, not 2009.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
O'Brien was promoted to major in August 2024, according to a Facebook post, which shows him alongside two young children.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promoted
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The time and attention to detail afforded it by Lord and Miller suggest that the directors are as susceptible as any of us to that amazement, elevated by the moving solemnity and celestial dimensions of Daniel Pemberton’s beautiful score.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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Energy producers in the Middle East are yet to resume production full-scale and shipping costs are likely to be elevated for a while.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Slusser alleged Kress is the one who encouraged her to live in that apartment.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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While Red States are generally supportive of immigration crackdowns, Blue States enacted sanctuary laws that encouraged undocumented migrants to concentrate in their cities despite being a clear violation of the Constitution.—
Doug McIntyre,
Oc Register,
8 Mar. 2026
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If the rocks fell, the beatings grew worse.—
MARK BANCHEREAU THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Pegula says her motivation to pursue tennis came well before her family’s fortune grew.—
Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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In May 2025, a 1,871-square-foot single-family residence in the 3800 block of Corina Way sold for $3,300,000, a price per square foot of $1,764.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
12 Mar. 2026
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It was originally sold to someone overseas who ultimately couldn’t complete the purchase, so there were some details that hadn’t been finished.—
Carisa Crawford Chappell,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 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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With the iPhone 17 (starting at $799), Apple has upgraded the base model in meaningful ways that level it up against the rest of the iPhone 17 family—and competing flagship phones.—
Eric Zeman,
PC Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
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The upgraded Type-12 land-to-ship missiles will be deployed at Camp Kengun in Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto by the end of March, completing the process of deployment, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said without giving details.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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In Iran, as in Afghanistan, religious authority and political authority are deeply entangled, and unless democracy is cultivated within, and unless a robust pluralistic culture evolves from within, outside intervention would not help much.—
Debidatta A. Mahapatra,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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The good news is that, unlike IQ, which remains relatively stable over a lifetime, AQ can be cultivated.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Mar. 2026
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By combining strontium doping and oxygen tuning, the team produced many slightly different versions of the material.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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This is, of course, exactly the logic that drove the CIA’s support for the Mujahideen Mujahedeen in Afghanistan and the arming of Syrian rebel factions – both of which produced consequences their architects failed to foresee.—
John Calabrese,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Promoted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promoted. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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