promising
adjective
prom·is·ing
ˈprä-mə-siŋ 
: full of promise : likely to succeed or to yield good results
a promising new medicine
promisingly
adverb
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Examples of promising in a Sentence
The neighborhood didn't look very promising.
a promising writer who just may write the great American novel someday
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes has started off its domestic box office run with a promising $6.6 million in previews for 20th Century and Disney.
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Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
Sublingual allergy drops represent a promising solution to traditional allergy treatment methods.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
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Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
Sublingual allergy drops represent a promising solution to traditional allergy treatment methods.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
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“Promising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promising. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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