1
as in bright
having qualities which inspire hope
a promising writer who just may write the great American novel someday
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2
as in encouraging
pointing toward a happy outcome
all the signs for the new business are promising
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as in vowing
to make a solemn declaration of intent
they promised to keep in touch with us after they moved away
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as in predicting
to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome
given the cast, the new sitcom promises to be an excellent show
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Recent Examples of promising
Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The response that time was more promising, but the faith leaders still haven’t heard back about whether they are allowed inside.
—Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Recently married to a promising academic yet already a frustrated wife, prone to boredom and depression?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Aldrich Potgieter, one of the Tour's most promising young players, withdrew from the Bank of Utah Championship on Friday before his second-round tee time, giving the event an unexpected turn.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The response that time was more promising, but the faith leaders still haven’t heard back about whether they are allowed inside.
—Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
Progress is promising, but trust takes time.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Recently married to a promising academic yet already a frustrated wife, prone to boredom and depression?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promising
Adjective
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The bright bubblegum-pink design has green sketches of the movie’s most iconic characters, including Glinda, Elphaba, Madame Morrible, and the Cowardly Lion, while gold accents add extra shine to the dishwasher-safe cup.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Now, children laugh and study in the open-air structure, boasting candy-bright paint.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The early signs are encouraging but the players are still adapting to Alonso’s demands.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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However, their performance was anything but encouraging.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The union representing Broadway musicians is vowing to go on strike later this week if a last-ditched effort at mediation Wednesday fails.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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But that didn’t stop him from vowing to fight for Gateway.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When further trained on human and virus protein interactions, PLM-Interact again outperformed existing models in predicting how viruses interact with host proteins.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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Bleacher Report's Kristopher Knox made a significant projection for Pittsburgh following the loss, predicting that Mike Tomlin's club will swing a trade for New Orleans Saints receiver Rashid Shaheed.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Jim interviewed Niccol last week and came away optimistic about the company's trajectory in 2026.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Ted is optimistic that this budding romance is the beginning of his Christmas comeback, but his looming holiday bad luck still has a few curveballs in store for him.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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However, despite Republicans seeing the current political climate among youth voters as favorable to their cause, Democrats see an opposite scenario.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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In some spots on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, though, oysters aren’t settling, despite the ostensibly favorable conditions.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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During the post-fight interviews, a frustrated Aspinall had lashed out inside the Octagon after the stoppage, swearing at the crowd for jeering him.—
Antonio Losada,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Detroit Tigers radio announcer Dan Dickerson has apologized after swearing on a hot mic during a commercial break, expressing his frustration after Detroit’s 3-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners in Game 5 of the American League Division Series.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Senator Ted Cruz on Thursday delivered a sharp denunciation of former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, condemning his recent interview with far-right commentator Nick Fuentes and warning that such rhetoric is fueling anti-Israel sentiment among young conservatives.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The allergen warning on the package does not include hazelnuts, although the nuts are listed as an ingredient.—
Jani Hall,
Health,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Promising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promising. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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