How to Use promote in a Sentence

promote

verb
Definition of promotenext
Synonyms for promotenext
  • Good soil promotes plant growth.
  • The army major was promoted to lieutenant colonel.
  • The marketing department is busy promoting the new line of men's clothes for fall.
  • The team have been promoted to the First Division.
  • He was promoted to senior editor.
  • The school distributed pamphlets promoting good dental hygiene.
  • The island is being promoted as a destination for romantic getaways.
  • Mediators were present to promote dialogue.
  • They were not allowed to be promoted above the rank of sergeant.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2024
  • The right-wing media will be out there promoting Trump’s lies and telling their own lies about Biden.
    — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The group needs to promote the sport to a level where even the most casual fan knows there will be a new team here in two years.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The Braves promoted Dodd as the 27th player for the doubleheader.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2023
  • These trunks are being used to promote the idea of wearing them outdoors as well.
    — Maverick Li, menshealth.com, 13 June 2023
  • His new employer gave him a record, told him to take it to radio stations to promote.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The two actors were on hand to promote their new movie, Maggie Moore(s), which Slattery directed and Hamm stars in.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2023
  • The star decided to switch up her look before promoting her new project, choosing to go for a fiery red bob.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 11 Nov. 2023
  • While promoting the film across the globe, Waller-Bridge is donning a red carpet wardrobe worthy of a blockbuster.
    — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 26 June 2023
  • The third stage is scratching, which happens three years after the cork is stripped and is done to promote future cork extraction.
    — Gabriella Sotelo, Treehugger, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The pair appeared together on the red carpet to promote A Good Person in the spring following their breakup.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Robbie, who has worn a slew of pink looks this past year while promoting Barbie, switched things up in favor of a red-hot design this evening.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Rex Benson wants to promote the culture of Fort Worth through a new bar and grill, just a stone’s throw away from his father’s iconic breakfast spot.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Let movie stars promote their summer movies, given the fragile state of the theatrical market.
    — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2023
  • One of the soldiers killed was identified as Lina Ben nun, 19, who was promoted to the position of sergeant after her death.
    — Paul Goldman, NBC News, 3 June 2023
  • The quiet design promotes relaxation and comes with preset time settings of one, three, or six hours.
    — Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2023
  • In a video posted Monday, the singer apologized for some of his approach to promoting the music.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The Royals promoted him through their minor-league system.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Venus aligning with Uranus promotes working in seclusion.
    — USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Gitlow, recently promoted by Cotchipee to the dubious role of deputy of the Black plantation workers, doesn’t think Purlie has a chance in hell of pulling off his plan.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Reddit stopped promoting NoNewNormal to users who weren’t members but didn’t shutter it.
    — Paresh Dave, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The alliance, which played a leading role in the campaign promoting Measure 114, has been allowed to participate in the case, although it was not named as a party to it.
    — oregonlive, 31 May 2023

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