as in comforting
making one feel good inside
pursued a rewarding career providing medical care to poor children in rural areas
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as in honoring
to give something as a token of gratitude or admiration for a service or achievement
the firefighters were rewarded by the city for their heroic actions
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Recent Examples of rewarding
Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2025
As a mother of two sons, teaching boys was more familiar for her, but said teaching at an all-girls school has been rewarding.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Zelenskyy understandably calls such demands a nonstarter and warns of the risks of rewarding Russia’s warmongering.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2025
My Tribune gigs — four years on theater, 20 on movies — were the best, toughest, most rewarding years of my professional life.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Zamboanga was an especially rewarding contrast to build into the series, where so much of Campeau’s work is about showing the vital and intricate Hawaiian civilizations that existed on the cusp of European colonization.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2025
As a mother of two sons, teaching boys was more familiar for her, but said teaching at an all-girls school has been rewarding.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Zelenskyy understandably calls such demands a nonstarter and warns of the risks of rewarding Russia’s warmongering.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2025
My Tribune gigs — four years on theater, 20 on movies — were the best, toughest, most rewarding years of my professional life.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rewarding
Adjective
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He’s been better as a reliever, but his most recent move back to the rotation has been encouraging.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Seeing Jackson, who has been shelved two weeks with a lower extremity issue, walking on his own Tuesday was encouraging.—
Omar Kelly
August 19,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
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In addition to awarding grants to researchers who lacked experience studying or treating post-infectious chronic diseases, RECOVER faced criticism for funding exercise and pacing trials that could potentially harm people with Long Covid, rather than studying promising novel treatments.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Rolling Stone,
15 Mar. 2025
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This is an awarding body that has denied our greatest living artist, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, of its most coveted award, Album of the Year, four times.—
Esther Newman,
refinery29.com,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The fleeting but fulfilling chance encounter between the two young loners has the air of a meet-cute tale, and there’s certainly a romantic feel to how their situation develops.—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
17 Aug. 2025
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But the decisions made from the soul are usually pretty fulfilling.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The stereo spread within the headphone cocoon made for a very satisfying listen, particularly when plugged in, but competitor models boasting spatial audio technology might offer a more immersive experience.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Aug. 2025
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During the height of summer, nothing is quite as satisfying as ice-cold fruit, and this retro recipe combines sweet, frozen fruit with a luxuriously creamy base that can be sliced and served whenever a friend stops by or a craving strikes.—
Stephanie Ganz,
Southern Living,
22 Aug. 2025
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And then, people really loved it, which was really nice and so gratifying.—
Kristin Robinson,
Billboard,
13 Aug. 2025
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So it's been very gratifying to see the incredible chemistry that the four of them have had since the beginning.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
16 July 2025
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“Rewarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewarding. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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