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
Chandler Rome, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Some of the most rewarding upgrades are small, personalized DIY projects that improve functionality.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
It’s increased the workload of Rogers, but it’s been a rewarding experience.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
The duty list became a tool for corruption and party self-dealing, a device for rewarding favorites and punishing enemies.
— Made By History, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Heads of baseball operations bear that responsibility, and Brown believed in rewarding spring training performances with roster spots.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Some of the most rewarding upgrades are small, personalized DIY projects that improve functionality.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
It’s increased the workload of Rogers, but it’s been a rewarding experience.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
The duty list became a tool for corruption and party self-dealing, a device for rewarding favorites and punishing enemies.
— Made By History, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rewarding
Adjective
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What Robinson does have is good size (6-foot, 192 pounds) and good speed (4.42), and his traits were on display during an encouraging pro-day performance at Oregon State in March.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Alijah Arenas, son of former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas, is making encouraging strides in his recovery following a frightening car accident that left him in a coma.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 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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Want a new career that’s higher-paying, more flexible or fulfilling?—
Megan Sauer,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
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Sustainability has been a personally rewarding and fulfilling model.—
Mehrunnisa Wani,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Supported by musicians Sean McGhee and Brendan Cox, Moyet presented a satisfying 90-minute overview of her solo music and a few Yazoo classics.—
David Chiu,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Layered with crispy hash browns, melty cheese, diced ham, and green onions, it’s bound together with a creamy egg mixture that bakes up golden and satisfying.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2025
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Bad Boy was a huge success in Israel — both in terms of TV ratings and critical reception — but the most gratifying response has been from other standup comics, Leshem said.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
2 May 2025
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Mobley's well-deserved Defensive Player of the Year honor is a personally gratifying and financially rewarding achievement.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Rewarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewarding. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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