promotion

noun

prə-ˈmō-shən How to pronounce promotion (audio)
Definition of promotionnext
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 Any balance remaining when the promotion ends starts accruing interest at the card’s standard APR. — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 24 July 2026 Life-threatening health scare led to new beginnings Supreme Pro Wrestling launched in 2000 as an independent wrestling promotion company hosting and teaching young fighters how to make a name for themselves in Sacramento and beyond. — Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026 Plaintiffs alleged some advertised promotions continued beyond those deadlines, making the subject lines misleading under Washington law. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 24 July 2026 The film, which is available on all good streaming services, ends on a high note, though, with QPR celebrating winning the 2011 Championship title and promotion to the Premier League, the culmination of Briatore’s unlikely four-year plan. — Matt Slater, New York Times, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for promotion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promotion
  1. advancement
  2. ascent
  3. rise
  4. creation
Noun
  • Ogwumike also reflected on how this advancement furthers the league’s development.
    — Roberta F. Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • While additional forces could be impacting the group Monday, including AI advancements in China , the WSJ story is capturing a lot of attention.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 July 2026
Definition of advancement
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  • Corey Heim, a 24-year-old NASCAR Cup Series part-timer, continued his stunning ascent by winning the crown-jewel Brickyard 400.
    — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • But that’s very, very rare air — just a handful of entrants over thousands of years — and a steep ascent for a modern filmmaker working with runtime of 2 hours and 52 minutes.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 July 2026
Definition of ascent
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  • The rise and rise of AI has created multiple quandaries for employers and job searchers alike.
    — Cami Fateh, Vogue, 22 July 2026
  • France’s new ban against minors using social media comes as several families in the country have sued TikTok, alleging that the app has caused a rise in teenage suicides, the Associated Press reported.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
Definition of rise
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  • Any agreement to give Saudi Arabia access to nuclear technology could prove controversial, both in the US and across the Middle East, since the ability to enrich nuclear fuel could, in theory, eventually lead to the creation of nuclear weapons.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • Further, such a framing of the epic seems to echo its actual creation, in that the poem is Iron Age Greek culture’s remembrance of the Mycenae hundreds of years after a major civilizational collapse.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of creation

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