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promising
Definition of promising
: full of promise : likely to succeed or to yield good results a promising new medicine
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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
Recent Examples of promising from the Web
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And perhaps even more promising are open seats, as Kondik notes: [T[he results in open seats defended by the presidential party [in the last three midterms] saw huge swings in favor of the opposite party.
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Education Lab is a Seattle Times project that spotlights promising approaches to persistent challenges in public education.
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Of all the menstrual products nonprofits are trying to put in the hands of the world’s neediest people, cups are a simple, promising solution.
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A note from Amazon Amazon is promising lots of deals on televisions.
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Nadal is in the third round at Wimbledon for the first time since 2014 and will play the promising Russian Karen Khachanov, a 21-year-old ranked No. 34.
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A company called Oliso came out with bags that could be reused several times with its proprietary vacuum sealer, which was a promising idea but a mess to work with.
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The beginning of the season finale of Southern Charm Savannah did not seem promising.
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Following are some of the season's most promising literary diversions.
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First Known Use of promising
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PROMISING Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of promising for English Language Learners
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: likely to succeed or to be good : full of promise
PROMISING Defined for Kids
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Definition of promising for Students
: likely to turn out well or be good a promising start
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