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 Throughout this year, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has been weakening the Navy’s leadership by blocking the promotion of nearly 20 admirals. — Andrea N. Goldstein, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026 While Banks has earned his camp promotion, sending him out onto the field to guard the Cowboys’ George Pickens in Week 1 or the Rams’ Davante Adams in Week 2 is another level of responsibility entirely. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 Their trade-in programs and other promotions reduce the final cost to consumers. — Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 Wonder’s automation track record Lore’s use of AI in helping decide promotions is landing right as Wonder is becoming considerably larger—and increasingly leaning on automation. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for promotion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promotion
  1. advancement
  2. ascent
  3. rise
  4. creation
Noun
  • One specific area that is actively being explored is the potential of using bacteriophages, which are originally viral in nature, in conjunction with advancements in AI to help detect, track and destroy resistant bacteria forms.
    — Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The advanced weapon features AV’s 20kW-class LOCUST LWS integrated on the General Motors Defense Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) platform–a significant advancement in mobile, frontline C-UAS capabilities.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of advancement
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  • The exemption had allowed the company to ship small parcels directly to its customers tariff free, a model that, combined with its Chinese supply chain, contributed to its rapid ascent.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Following Parton’s death, the collection rockets all the way to first place with only a few days of solid tracking activity behind its ascent.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of ascent
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  • Over the past three months, international futures markets saw cocoa rise by more than 60% cumulatively, coffee gain over 30%, and raw sugar futures increase by nearly 30%.
    — , CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Dense, cold lead sinks while hot lead rises, setting up natural convection loops that carry decay heat away to external heat sinks without electrical pumps or emergency generators.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of rise
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  • Adrià and Pujol selected the dishes from among the 1,846 creations produced at El Bulli over the restaurant’s history.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Though job creation held positive, August was the smallest gain since January and reflective of a broader slowdown in the labor market.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of creation

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“Promotion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promotion. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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