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preferment
noun as in advancement
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noun as in elevation
noun as in improvement
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noun as in melioration
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noun as in preference
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noun as in promotion
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Example Sentences
It would be a misfortune if the impression were created that preferment to the episcopal bench was confined to High Churchmen.
You won't keep him long, you know, for Puffin's a man certain of good preferment.
Under the latter he was deprived of his preferment in Oxford, and under a harsher rule might have incurred yet graver penalties.
In November, 1561, his preferment was announced, and almost immediately afterwards the news was contradicted on authority.
"And my partial little daughter had the bestowal of such preferment and titles," he added laughingly.
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On this page you'll find 247 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to preferment, such as: advance, growth, improvement, upgrading, amelioration, and betterment.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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