promote
verb (used with object)
to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further.
has promoted
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present perfectof promote (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Declining to give them airtime—and cutting ties with a host who has promoted them—certainly looks like an act of courage.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
Her growing bump has been evident as she has promoted The Odyssey in recent weeks, but it attracted greater attention thanks to her choice of outfit at the premiere for The End of Oak Street.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
He also has promoted treatments for measles that aren’t known to be effective.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
On social media, Yan has promoted the transformative effects of GHK-Cu, known as the “beauty peptide,” on her skin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Personally, I wish to endorse emphatically what the secretary has said relative to Treasurer Bixby who has worked early and late and has promoted the affairs of this association to a very great degree.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twelfth Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, October 6 and 7, 1921 by Northern Nut Growers Association
