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
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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Towards clinical use The device has shown promising results in preclinical studies and has been patented both in Italy and abroad.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
With Knight looking sharp and stonewalling several promising scoring chances, Boqvist delivered his fourth game-winning goal since signing with the Panthers before last season and ninth of his career.
—Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2025
As part of his homework, Hanke provided a systemic analysis that narrowed a list of 239 potential candidates to the 50 most promising choices.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
After a promising start to life at Blue Star, Ndiweni was approached to join the Baller League in January 2025, having decided not to attend trials the previous year.
—Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
With Knight looking sharp and stonewalling several promising scoring chances, Boqvist delivered his fourth game-winning goal since signing with the Panthers before last season and ninth of his career.
—Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2025
As part of his homework, Hanke provided a systemic analysis that narrowed a list of 239 potential candidates to the 50 most promising choices.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
After a promising start to life at Blue Star, Ndiweni was approached to join the Baller League in January 2025, having decided not to attend trials the previous year.
—Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Promising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promising. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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