Beat
Beat verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.
Usage example: you beat me to it
Promote
Promote verb - To move higher in rank or position.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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For a moment, it seems like he will forgive him...but then he starts to try to beat the crud out of him, thanks to Exact Words.Buzz: Even though you tried to terminate me, revenge is not an idea we promote on my planet.
Source: Western Animation / Toy Story -
Fun with Acronyms: BoA is also a backronym for "Beat of Angel." She had issues with this when she began to promote her English debut...she quickly found out that BoA also stood for Bank of America...she was rather annoyed.
Source: Music / BoA (Korea) -
In "Drop Beat Dad", when Sour Cream calls out his father Marty for using a rave SC threw to promote a crappy guacamole-flavored soda, he slips into the same gibberish language spoken by his step-father Yellowtail.
Source: Angrish / Western Animation
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