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
Like Swag, Bieber announced the new LP a day before its arrival with a flurry of Instagram posts featuring billboards and other large-scale promotions of the album cover.
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Several national pizza chains are offering deals and promotions to celebrate the occasion.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 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.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Manna’s hiring comes on the heels of a series of executive promotions at Bleecker Street including Sanderson’s elevation to CEO, Tyler DiNapoli promotion to president and chief marketing officer and Rachel Allen’s promotion to EVP of publicity.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Look for manufacturer promotions that can stack on top of the clean vehicle credit.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The edge-of-roster promotions of pitchers like Ryan Borucki and Easton Lucas won’t suddenly save the bullpen.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
After working as a digital and promotions coordinator, Gahagen was promoted to director of corporate development and later became an executive, per his LinkedIn.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
New customers can unlock a welcome offer spanning a $150 bonus and $1,500 bet offer as well as gain access to in-app promotions such as no-sweat bets and parlay boosts by clicking here.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Several national pizza chains are offering deals and promotions to celebrate the occasion.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 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.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Manna’s hiring comes on the heels of a series of executive promotions at Bleecker Street including Sanderson’s elevation to CEO, Tyler DiNapoli promotion to president and chief marketing officer and Rachel Allen’s promotion to EVP of publicity.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Look for manufacturer promotions that can stack on top of the clean vehicle credit.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The edge-of-roster promotions of pitchers like Ryan Borucki and Easton Lucas won’t suddenly save the bullpen.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
After working as a digital and promotions coordinator, Gahagen was promoted to director of corporate development and later became an executive, per his LinkedIn.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
New customers can unlock a welcome offer spanning a $150 bonus and $1,500 bet offer as well as gain access to in-app promotions such as no-sweat bets and parlay boosts by clicking here.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promotions
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The top floors of the museum are dedicated to African American culture and the pivotal role Black Americans have played in everything from music and literature to technological advancements and the military.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 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,
5 Sep. 2025
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Human sequences depicted various runs and also ascents, descents, lifts, throws, wrestling, dances, a child crawling, and a woman pouring a bucket of water over another woman.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
23 May 2019
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That larger camera bump will likely enable a few upgrades, including a switch from a 12 MP sensor for the telephoto zoom lens to a 48 MP sensor.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Idea Tab Plus runs Android 15 and will receive two OS upgrades and four years of security fixes.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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Watch for rapid rises in creeks, streams and normally dry washes.—
Staff reports,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The industry still hasn’t built sufficient pipeline networks to capture gas at oil wells, so, as production rises, so does flaring and venting.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Wind turbines are already one of mankind’s most wonderfully strange creations, but here are six that stand out for being bold, beautiful, and just a little bit bizarre.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Today programmers are claiming their AI creations have achieved sentience; Google fired a senior developer who claimed their chatbot had gained self-awareness.—
Adam Verner
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Promotions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promotions. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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