1
as in to elevate
to move higher in rank or position
the navy promoted her to captain for her record of outstanding performance
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2
as in to encourage
to help the growth or development of
a campaign promoting good dental hygiene
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3
as in to grow
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
spends all her time now promoting her new business
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as in to sell
to provide publicity for
promoting a new line of toys based on the popular movie
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Recent Examples of promote
In the spring of 2014, Swift was heavily promoting her album 1989, her first pure pop project.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Drink Plenty of Water Drinking water may promote weight loss, but more research is needed.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 6 June 2025
The use of the company's artificial intelligence chatbot to create internal documents, as well as by another Chinese operation to create marketing materials promoting its work, comes as China is ramping up its efforts to influence opinion and conduct surveillance online.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 5 June 2025
But instead of firing her, she was promoted, Kennedy said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Drink Plenty of Water Drinking water may promote weight loss, but more research is needed.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 6 June 2025
The use of the company's artificial intelligence chatbot to create internal documents, as well as by another Chinese operation to create marketing materials promoting its work, comes as China is ramping up its efforts to influence opinion and conduct surveillance online.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 5 June 2025
But instead of firing her, she was promoted, Kennedy said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promote
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Eye-catching knobs and pulls made a splash in many booths at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show this year, and brands like Rous and Plank Hardware are delivering standout designs that elevate cabinetry and furniture with a fresh, must-see flair.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2025
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Watson elevated the black top and blue jeans formula with her styling, accessorizing with a pair of chunky black boots and dangling, shoulder-grazing earrings.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
6 June 2025
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Trump reportedly encouraged Vance to strike a diplomatic tone publicly.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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In order to protect his brother, Gi-jun encouraged Ju-woon and Bong-san to stage a coup.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
6 June 2025
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In the decades since, PEOPLE has grown to become the iconic brand it is known as today — expanding from a newsstand-only publication to now include digital news coverage and social media coverage, as well as a new app, among other ventures.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
8 June 2025
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In addition, administrative staff positions at most universities and colleges has grown faster than faculty.—
Paul Weinstein Jr,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The Hillsborough estate of famed entertainer Bing Crosby has sold for $25 million.—
Pueng Vongs,
Mercury News,
16 June 2025
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Several times in the book, Breton speaks of helping Nadja as much as his own finances would allow, once selling a Derain from his and Simone’s collection to pay her rent.—
Mark Polizzoti
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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The oil change company was recently upgraded to buy from neutral by analyst abnalysts led by Mark Jordan.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
14 June 2025
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The satellites – Amazon's largest deployment to date – were significantly upgraded following an October 2023 launch of two prototype Kuiper satellites, according to the company.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Figgins hopes to create a space where training to be a dancer is safe and nurturing but also requires discipline and rigor necessary to cultivate students’ talents.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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On June 25, for instance, there will be a new moon in Cancer, which is all about emotional new beginnings and a time to cultivate and nurture what reminds us of home.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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Hence, the technical team behind this must produce modular, platform-like solutions whose main goal is to allow human users to build stable workflows in an ever-evolving AI environment.—
Michael Wegmüller,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Jesse The Shrink, who also produced last year’s Funniest Person in St. Paul competition.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
16 June 2025
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The agency publicized the GatorWise information on its website May 29.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Carranza said the operators of the underground parties were being tracked down along with those who helped publicize the events at the heart of the problem.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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“Promote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promote. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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