encouraging
adjective
en·cour·ag·ing
in-ˈkər-i-jiŋ 
-ˈkə-ri-,
en-
: giving hope or promise
encouraging news
Examples of encouraging in a Sentence
We've just heard some encouraging news.
encouraging signs that the economy is improving
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Still, the broader trend has been encouraging over the last year.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
This is especially encouraging for skywatchers and aurora chasers, as the northern lights are famously fickle, often requiring equal amounts of luck and patience.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
The headway here has been encouraging, and all signs suggest his pivot back to embracing the wholesale channel and focusing on innovation instead of relying too heavily on classics is working.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
In the nineteenth century, doctors started to consolidate their authority by standardizing, and encouraging, medical education.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
This is especially encouraging for skywatchers and aurora chasers, as the northern lights are famously fickle, often requiring equal amounts of luck and patience.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
The headway here has been encouraging, and all signs suggest his pivot back to embracing the wholesale channel and focusing on innovation instead of relying too heavily on classics is working.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
In the nineteenth century, doctors started to consolidate their authority by standardizing, and encouraging, medical education.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for encouraging
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“Encouraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encouraging. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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