PROMOTION Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

promotion

noun

prə-ˈmō-shən

Definition of promotion

as in advancement

a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position after 10 years at the company he was rewarded with a promotion to vice president

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Recent Examples of promotion Guillen acknowledges that part of the promotion’s success could be driven by value as well as portioning. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026 Their promotions, as well as Belo-Osagie and Reiter’s casting, follow last week’s news that writer Martin Herlihy would leave SNL. — Jami Ganz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2026 It was launched in promotion of Frida’s recently released personal care line for kids that features 32 age-appropriate body, hair, and oral care products. — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 15 Sep. 2026 His contact quality is elite, and of his 48 home runs this season, 28 home runs have come in the 310 PAs since his Double-A promotion in June. — Andrea Arcadipane, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for promotion

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Noun

Even if new guardrails against AI model advancement are put in place, a temporary slowdown could allow the supply chain to catch up to demand.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
For that matter, that’s how most scientific advancements begin too.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of advancement

Noun

Borgo sees the collection speaking not only to the customer who remembers the brand’s first ascent, but to one drawn to the city and the creative mythology around it.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
The segment was narrowly focused on the rescue itself, as the officer described his free fall, major injuries and his ascent up a 7,000 foot ridgeline before being spotted two days later.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026

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Welcome To The Future of Commerce The rise of AI shopping assistants is a celebration of better matchmaking between brands and consumers.

— Narendra Lakshmana Gowda, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
This particular Cipriani, with its neo-Renaissance-style ceilings and grand, opulent interior, was the venue for Alexander Wang’s fall 2013 show, where a then-on-the-rise A$AP Rocky sat front-row.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026

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The famed artist, known for his vibrant, playful sculptures of inflatable pups (one of which fetched over $58 million at auction in 2013), has teamed up with Hublot to turn his creations into a collection of watches.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026
Latin Salt is Pisqueya’s signature creation - a blend of sea salt and black pepper infused with Caribbean oregano, a distinctive, aromatic herb sourced from regenerative farms in the Dominican Republic.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of creation

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