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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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4
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
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After decades of promoting the film, Wong’s short feature about her China trip was finally aired throughout the United States on ABC television on February 14, 1957. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026 La Opinión grew during this period, strengthening its commitment to civic journalism by opposing Proposition 187 and promoting citizenship and immigrant rights. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 As a council member, Vega has prioritized expanding access to child care, strengthening public safety and promoting housing development for all income levels. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026 The unlikely pairing promoting the same cause – regulation of artificial intelligence – comes amid growing concerns among the American public and industry leaders over guardrails for AI. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026 In 2024, Putin personally awarded Kremlev with a state honor, the Order of Friendship, in a ceremony at the Kremlin, for his efforts in promoting Russian boxing despite an Olympics ban. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 For a place like the Togean Islands, promoting the region and building the infrastructure required for mass tourism are two completely different decisions. — Thomas Despin, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 The optional TrafficBoost feature increases exposure by promoting a job listing on the ZipRecruiter website, partner sites and job alert emails. — Audrey Payne, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026 Big firms such as Latham & Watkins, Perkins Coie and WilmerHale are promoting their white-glove services to data center clients on their websites. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promoting
  1. encouraging
  2. upgrading
  3. cultivating
  4. growing
  5. selling
  6. elevating
  7. fostering
  8. producing
Adjective
  • The injury report looks encouraging for the opener, with only running back Ty Johnson and defensive back Jordan Hancock not practicing Wednesday.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The most encouraging part of Broadcom's earnings report last week was CEO Hock Tan's multiyear AI revenue targets.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of encouraging
Verb
  • Kroger is upgrading wine sections at 147 stores, including some in Louisville, adding tasting bars and classes to help educate shoppers.
    — Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Either way, a few tests can reveal more than immediately upgrading whatever piece of the network happens to be easiest to blame.
    — Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of upgrading
Verb
  • The novelist and philosopher Iris Murdoch argued that the slow, daily work of cultivating good attachments and trying to see reality clearly is more effective than will power.
    — Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Dozens of farms are cultivating different types of seaweed in New England, the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
    — Amy Taxin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
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  • The war in Ukraine has caused periodic oil disruptions in the Black and Caspian seas and to pipelines and terminals, but the biggest growing impact is Ukraine’s rising success targeting Russia’s refining network with long-distance drone attacks.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Walmart alluded to the growing importance of this kind of business on the company's Q2 earnings call.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of growing
Verb
  • Joe Bob’s may be eligible for a $10,000 bonus under the Texas Lottery’s Retailer Bonus Program for selling the prize-winning ticket, according to the release.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026
  • And yet scores of companies selling this and other unapproved drugs have blown through regulatory safeguards to offer access to customers online — part of a national craze that is changing the way consumers buy drugs.
    — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of selling
Verb
  • In essence, Cavalli said the mission remains fixed on celebrating artisan craft rather than elevating Homo Faber as a main design calendar event.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Benton has been directly involved in elevating Peggy’s story.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of elevating
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  • In the area that later became the United States, as many as 600,000 Native Americans were enslaved during this period, with many more stolen from families into the twentieth century through boarding school, fostering, and adoption programs.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Cats need your help in Los Angeles, and fostering may be one answer.
    — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of fostering
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  • That target remains well beyond simply producing a larger processor.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Centuries before the internet infiltrated almost every aspect of daily life, Swift described how scientific and technological advances could lead to chronic distraction by producing an obsession with what could be rather than what is.
    — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of producing

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“Promoting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promoting. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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