as in advancements
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 promotions
Professional wrestling has a long and fascinating history filled with various promotions battling it out to be the top company in the business.
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Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Orange is the dominant color in promotions for the release.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
This is Fortune 500 Power Moves, a column tracking executive shifts—from appointments and promotions to resignations and retirements—within the highest ranks of Fortune 500 companies.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
The companies had been at odds over the past week, with the programmer running ads and social media promotions calling attention to the operator’s Big Tech DNA.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Falvey and Zoll got promotions off last year’s collapse, made no big offseason moves, tore down the roster months after picking up Baldelli’s option and then fired the manager when the team predictably limped to the finish line once the front office hoisted the white flag on July 31.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
For example, creating a career map could be a helpful tool for workers who are hoping to land promotions.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Throughout the weekend, fans can expect other promotions, including postgame fireworks and a stop from the Topps truck tour, featuring more than 11,000 baseball cards for trading and collecting.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
TelevisaUnivision has already started running promotions and ads telling consumers that YouTube TV plans to pull the large Univision broadcast network from its basic tier and offer it instead as an add-on option.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Orange is the dominant color in promotions for the release.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
This is Fortune 500 Power Moves, a column tracking executive shifts—from appointments and promotions to resignations and retirements—within the highest ranks of Fortune 500 companies.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
The companies had been at odds over the past week, with the programmer running ads and social media promotions calling attention to the operator’s Big Tech DNA.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Falvey and Zoll got promotions off last year’s collapse, made no big offseason moves, tore down the roster months after picking up Baldelli’s option and then fired the manager when the team predictably limped to the finish line once the front office hoisted the white flag on July 31.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
For example, creating a career map could be a helpful tool for workers who are hoping to land promotions.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Throughout the weekend, fans can expect other promotions, including postgame fireworks and a stop from the Topps truck tour, featuring more than 11,000 baseball cards for trading and collecting.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
TelevisaUnivision has already started running promotions and ads telling consumers that YouTube TV plans to pull the large Univision broadcast network from its basic tier and offer it instead as an add-on option.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promotions
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In 2018, because of advancements in technology, the unknown Y-STR DNA was submitted for retesting, getting more sophisticated results but still no name of a possible suspect.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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His main goal behind joining Interesting Engineering is to learn more about how the recent technological advancements are helping human beings on both societal and individual levels in their daily lives.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Pursuits in the Peaks The Smith brothers operated a local mountaineering school in their teens and twenties, taking neighbors and interested kids on ascents of the 14ers.—
Outside,
Outside,
25 Sep. 2025
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Where the gobs of torque on track felt sufficient, if not overwhelming, all of a sudden mashing the throttle at any point in the rev range provided more than enough thrust for any situation, even on steep mountain ascents.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Amazon Echo Show Deal Amazon's Echo Show 8 is a smart display that nails the basics with a few smart upgrades and the Alexa ecosystem.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
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Smith in the fundraising campaign said the money would go toward emergency repairs and fire restoration, replacing equipment and inventory, security upgrades and support for Bear West employees who are now out of work.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The left-back is left rooted, looking up as Rodon rises.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The number of those likely to say pleasure over the death of a political opponent is always unacceptable rises with age, , the survey found.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Also this weekend, at the Hyde Park Art Show, view local artists' creations and see who'll take home a ribbon.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Oct. 2025
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The next season of Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series Monster, out on October 3, focuses on Ed Gein, the 1950s killer known for his skin-suit creations who served as inspiration for Psycho.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Promotions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promotions. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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