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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Ptychography is another promising technique that generates highly detailed images without traditional lenses.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Syria exports first crude oil shipment since 2010 Syria is seeing promising signs of revival nine months after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime and the end of a 14-year civil war.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Reinvesting resources from high-performing initiatives into newer, promising areas amplifies AI’s overall impact and turns individual successes into sustained competitive advantages.
—Dimitar Dimitrov, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Its most promising employee, Mare (Chelsea Frei), spends her days filling the next day’s front page with wire stories written by other reporters about other places.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Syria exports first crude oil shipment since 2010 Syria is seeing promising signs of revival nine months after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime and the end of a 14-year civil war.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Reinvesting resources from high-performing initiatives into newer, promising areas amplifies AI’s overall impact and turns individual successes into sustained competitive advantages.
—Dimitar Dimitrov, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Its most promising employee, Mare (Chelsea Frei), spends her days filling the next day’s front page with wire stories written by other reporters about other places.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Promising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promising. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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