1
as in upgrading
to move higher in rank or position
the navy promoted her to captain for her record of outstanding performance
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2
as in encouraging
to help the growth or development of
a campaign promoting good dental hygiene
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as in growing
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 selling
to provide publicity for
promoting a new line of toys based on the popular movie
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as in nurturing
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Recent Examples of promoting
Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
After decades of ignoring advances in data and analytics and mainly promoting from within, the Rockies seem intent on hiring an outsider to be their new head of baseball operations, after dismissing general manager Bill Schmidt at the start of October.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The Lithuanian Culture Institute even has a program promoting translations of Lithuanian literature.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
This includes setting healthy social media and screen time boundaries, promoting digital literacy, emphasizing critical media education, and having open and honest conversations about idealized beauty standards and self-image.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
The two-time Oscar-winning actress, who’s currently promoting her latest collaboration with filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, wore two pieces from Khaite’s fall 2025 collection — the Sue jacket and the Loxley skirt — both of which were crafted in the same shade and fabric of toffee suede.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
The step further confirms that highly popular GLP-1s, both oral and injectable versions, have other health benefits beyond regulating blood sugar and promoting weight loss.
—Annika Kim Constantino,bertha Coombs, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
To their credit, Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) continues to play an important role in promoting transparency and accountability in the garment sector, and its inclusion of freedom of association indicators in factory assessments contributes valuable data for policy dialogue.
—Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
But if a person stays up, the brain thinks the body needs to be awake and sends wake-promoting neurotransmitters.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Sophia James began a TikTok experiment by posting seven videos promoting the same song to test the platform's algorithm.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
After decades of ignoring advances in data and analytics and mainly promoting from within, the Rockies seem intent on hiring an outsider to be their new head of baseball operations, after dismissing general manager Bill Schmidt at the start of October.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The Lithuanian Culture Institute even has a program promoting translations of Lithuanian literature.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
This includes setting healthy social media and screen time boundaries, promoting digital literacy, emphasizing critical media education, and having open and honest conversations about idealized beauty standards and self-image.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
The two-time Oscar-winning actress, who’s currently promoting her latest collaboration with filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, wore two pieces from Khaite’s fall 2025 collection — the Sue jacket and the Loxley skirt — both of which were crafted in the same shade and fabric of toffee suede.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
The step further confirms that highly popular GLP-1s, both oral and injectable versions, have other health benefits beyond regulating blood sugar and promoting weight loss.
—Annika Kim Constantino,bertha Coombs, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
To their credit, Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) continues to play an important role in promoting transparency and accountability in the garment sector, and its inclusion of freedom of association indicators in factory assessments contributes valuable data for policy dialogue.
—Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
But if a person stays up, the brain thinks the body needs to be awake and sends wake-promoting neurotransmitters.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promoting
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The Prince and Princess of Wales' family plans to move from Adelaide Cottage in Windsor to the nearby Forest Lodge in the coming weeks, upgrading from the four-bedroom abode to the eight-bedroom home on the Windsor Great Park estate.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Each one is budget-friendly, highly rated, and perfect for upgrading your fall wardrobe.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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In low, incantatory voices, the lamas were reading from The Tibetan Book of the Dead, encouraging my grandmother to move forward without fear in the bardo between death and rebirth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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But rather than responding with anger, the university’s president, Astrid Tuminez, is encouraging dialogue.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Charlotte is growing at a rapid rate, and infrastructure, including public transportation, is a critical part of that growth.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
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The environmental effects on national parks and public lands are growing.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Shop the brand’s best-selling hoodies, lightweight jackets, leggings, sweaters, and more.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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Charlotte Tilbury only just launched at Amazon, but this best-selling liquid highlighter is already marked down, as is this Lancôme mascara that defines, volumizes, and lengthens lashes in one fell swoop.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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As a member of the Phoenix Union High School District Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council, Yeraldin plays a role in elevating student voices, advocating for improvements in academics, extracurriculars and campus life.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The danger intensifies when storm surge coincides with high tide, rapidly elevating water levels and increasing the risk of widespread flooding.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Ohio State team specifically focused on shiitake and button mushrooms, cultivating the fungi before dehydrating them for long-term viability.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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Moreover, there is magic in cultivating patience.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Unlike many recycling approaches, this method works across multiple plastics and even mixtures, producing gram-scale yields that point to real-world feasibility, as per the release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
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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After divorcing their previous partners and publicizing their relationship, the ex-GMA3 co-anchors hit many relationship milestones, including moving in together.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Attorney General Todd Rokita has since included instances of these comments made to his government dashboard, publicizing evidence Hoosiers submitted of teachers and administrators sharing comments about Kirk's death online.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Promoting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promoting. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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