as in proponents
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
a promoter of greater understanding and cooperation among churches
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Recent Examples of promoters
When Sarah McLachlan first hatched the idea for the 1990s women-only Lilith Fair tour, concert promoters openly questioned whether female singer-songwriters could perform back to back on a traveling festival bill and sell enough tickets.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Important To The Event IndyCar and Penske Entertainment – the promoters of the Music City Grand Prix – indicated approximately 40,000 people were in attendance over the course of the two-day, Labor Day weekend event.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Venues and promoters can start working with local public transit and private businesses to provide cleaner alternatives.
—Adam Gardner, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Lyte goes out of business Multiple sources reported that Lyte went out of business, shut down its website, laid off staff and left a number of concert promoters unpaid for hundreds of thousands of dollars in tickets sold on the platform in 2024.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2025
People were screaming at the promoters; people were screaming to get paid.
—Kate Hogan, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Agents, managers, scammers, promoters still owe me money.
—EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Festival promoters must self-nominate and pay a $400 entry fee (excluding GST).
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2025
One thing that promoters do worry about this time of year is inclement weather.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Important To The Event IndyCar and Penske Entertainment – the promoters of the Music City Grand Prix – indicated approximately 40,000 people were in attendance over the course of the two-day, Labor Day weekend event.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Venues and promoters can start working with local public transit and private businesses to provide cleaner alternatives.
—Adam Gardner, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Lyte goes out of business Multiple sources reported that Lyte went out of business, shut down its website, laid off staff and left a number of concert promoters unpaid for hundreds of thousands of dollars in tickets sold on the platform in 2024.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2025
People were screaming at the promoters; people were screaming to get paid.
—Kate Hogan, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Agents, managers, scammers, promoters still owe me money.
—EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Festival promoters must self-nominate and pay a $400 entry fee (excluding GST).
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2025
One thing that promoters do worry about this time of year is inclement weather.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promoters
Noun
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Even so, proponents of speed reading programs point to data showing that students’ reading speed improves while maintaining comprehension.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
16 Sep. 2025
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In favor of semiannual On the other hand, proponents see benefits to less frequent reporting.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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How are Kirk’s supporters responding?—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Back in 2001, a group of Enfield FC supporters realised which way the wind was blowing — and how far away their team was going — and formed a breakaway club.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski is among those to have recently discussed this approach, which advocates say will enhance allied security by preventing Russian munitions from approaching NATO borders.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Legislative efforts, often spearheaded by 'English-only’ advocates, routinely failed in Congress.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Promoters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promoters. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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