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adjective

as in nurturing

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verb

present participle of promote
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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3
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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Recent Examples of promoting
Verb
Good Chop is dedicated to providing the finest cuts of meat while promoting sustainable practices. — Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 4 July 2026 The burger chain is currently promoting its limited-time blackberry milkshake. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026 That’s a genre-defying triumph that a bigger distributor, like Amazon MGM, might have had a harder time promoting. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026 While promoting Cape Fear on the SmartLess podcast, Adams told the story of saving a man’s life in Santa Monica. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 June 2026 Schroer, the Missouri legislator, is also promoting legislation in an area already addressed by federal regulations. — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026 The company threw a lavish caviar party at Cannes and in May hosted panels promoting its cinematic tool at Amazon’s AI on the Lot event in Culver City. — Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 Since Musk, the world’s richest person, took over X (then Twitter) in 2022 in a $44B deal, the site has come under constant criticism for promoting extremist content and misinformation. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 July 2026 No other white author of the late 19th century engaged so fully with the Black community, whether in promoting the Fisk Jubilee Singers or paying expenses for a Black student at Yale Law School. — Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promoting
  1. encouraging
  2. upgrading
  3. cultivating
  4. growing
  5. selling
  6. elevating
  7. fostering
  8. producing
Adjective
  • That means encouraging activities that benefit from proximity, such as planning meetings, architecture discussions, design reviews and complex problem-solving.
    — Nik Froehlich, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Some encouraging signals suggest the will to close the funding gap may exist.
    — Florencia Canelli, Scientific American, 1 July 2026
Definition of encouraging
Verb
  • Engineers have continued upgrading the design to improve performance against evolving threats.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
  • Anyone considering the platform may want to review the current subscription details, cancellation terms, and available features before upgrading.
    — Matthew Kayser Updated July 6, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of upgrading
Verb
  • The normalization of transactional thinking in education therefore risks cultivating broader cultural acceptance of ethical compromise.
    — Jason Benedict, Fortune, 7 July 2026
  • Instead of cultivating the rough aliveness of our humanity, these tools seem geared toward replacing our clunky human efforts.
    — Rebekah Taussig, Time, 7 July 2026
Definition of cultivating
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  • The group, already one of the largest White supremacist organizations in the country, is quickly growing its membership, at a time when hate crimes are on the rise.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • And each time another first-time climber reaches the top, the applause rising from the rocks below suggests that, little by little, that community is growing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
Definition of growing
Verb
  • In 2025, Breyers, Blue Bunny and Turkey Hill were the top-selling brands by dollar sales, Dairy Foods Magazine reported.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Two of Canada’s 10 provinces, Alberta and Saskatchewan, are still selling American alcoholic beverages.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of selling
Verb
  • The squad has won four matches in a row, elevating it for the first time in four decades to the competition’s round of 16.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Since the Wright Brothers first took flight in 1903, the aerospace industry in particular has played a key role in elevating travel, commerce and defense, while helping to forge a national identity.
    — Adam Stone, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of elevating
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  • Discovering, fostering and giving a voice to new talents is one of the main objectives of Vuelta, said chairman Jérôme Levy in a statement.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 2 July 2026
  • Integrity is crucial, fostering trust and vulnerability among guests, with Witt prioritizing active listening over interrogation to allow genuine stories to unfold.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of fostering
Verb
  • Instead of producing energy from heat, as with the radiothermal generators found on deep-space probes like Voyager 2, the NanoTritium system generates electricity directly.
    — David Szondy July 07, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
  • Tired of spending his days simply delighting in psychological torture and revenge, Lestat publicly chases the life of a famous rock star, writing and producing an album and performing in a cross-country tour while maintaining a fake vampire persona.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026
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