ADV
- strongly
- The idea of equal opportunities was strongly promoted by many Labour MPs
- actively, directly
- indirectly
- deliberately, intentionally
- They claimed that the authorities had deliberately promoted and condoned the violence
VERB + PROMOTE
- aim to, seek to, try to
- help (to)
- Basketball stars from the United States have helped promote the sport in Italy and Spain
- be designed to
- measures designed to promote economic growth
- be likely to
- serve to, tend to
- Bonus payments to staff serve to promote commitment to the company
PREP
- through
- Young people's awareness of agricultural issues is promoted through publicity material
PHRASES
- be aimed at promoting sth, be widely promoted, a campaign/ scheme to promote sth, efforts/measures to promote sth
ADV
- aggressively, heavily
- The new products have been very heavily promoted
- widely
PREP
- as
- The town is now being promoted as a holiday destination
- through
- The company's products have been promoted mainly through advertising in newspapers