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
Studios profit fell 22% on higher costs associated with content licensing sales and higher marketing and promotion expenses for recent and upcoming theatrical film releases.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
For example, by putting access to contraception and women’s healthcare on the agenda of employee well-being discussions, or by reviewing leave policies and routes to promotion.
—Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
People are fed up with burnout culture and quiet promotions that come without pay.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Kiersti Torok, a couponing content creator who has nearly 4 million followers on her Torok Coupon Hunter TikTok account, teaches her audience how to stack coupons and take advantage of promotions.
—Melinda Yao, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
For example, by putting access to contraception and women’s healthcare on the agenda of employee well-being discussions, or by reviewing leave policies and routes to promotion.
—Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
People are fed up with burnout culture and quiet promotions that come without pay.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Kiersti Torok, a couponing content creator who has nearly 4 million followers on her Torok Coupon Hunter TikTok account, teaches her audience how to stack coupons and take advantage of promotions.
—Melinda Yao, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promotion
Noun
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Achieving quick, consistent self-assembly in solution without evaporation has remained a significant difficulty, despite advancements in block copolymer templating, metal alkoxide chemistry, and nanomaterials.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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The designers also wanted to pay homage to the technology that makes an advancement like this possible.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But while the trajectory is indubitable, the ascent is far from smooth, as Ghana’s recent experiences neatly encapsulate.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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But that backfired too, turbocharging the country’s technological ascent.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For Swain, the rise of directs presages nothing less than a revolution in the world’s financial markets.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Jennifer Smith Richards reports on why the rise of Christian nationalism in Oklahoma schools models the far-right’s vision for education in America.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Cities are the engines for innovation, job creation and growth in most countries.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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The new content-creation space will provide access to Adobe’s video-editing tools including exclusive effects, transitions, title presets and more tailored to YouTube Shorts.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Promotion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promotion. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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