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
Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 12 July 2025
Join the thousands of Santa Clara County commuters who are already making their trips more rewarding through SmartCommute.
—Rowan Briggs, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
Wildlife viewing doesn’t get more rugged or rewarding than this.
—Rumit Mehta, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
And the most rewarding thing is the five children and the grandchildren.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
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Adjective
Fortunately, relations with those who are close to you are warm and rewarding today.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 12 July 2025
Join the thousands of Santa Clara County commuters who are already making their trips more rewarding through SmartCommute.
—Rowan Briggs, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
Wildlife viewing doesn’t get more rugged or rewarding than this.
—Rumit Mehta, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
And the most rewarding thing is the five children and the grandchildren.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rewarding
Adjective
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At the event, Toledo told Variety the response from industry delegates in his back-to-back one-on-one meetings during the market has been encouraging.—
Jennie Punter,
Variety,
25 July 2025
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The encouraging sign on this front is that Maresca has received a lot of credit within Chelsea for his intelligent management of his squad at the Club World Cup.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
25 July 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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Read More: The Big Budget Bill Could Make Your ER a Mess Cuts to Medicaid could mean fewer available care services, longer waiting lists for critical support, and potentially the loss of the very assistance that allows those with I/DD to live independent and fulfilling lives.—
Barbara Merrill,
Time,
26 July 2025
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Rising costs, political polarization and the appeal of a more fulfilling life are all driving factors.—
Nathalie Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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The décor is handsome, comfortably restrained and acoustically satisfying.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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But a mayonnaise sandwich was fast, and though utilitarian, inexplicably satisfying.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
26 July 2025
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That’s really gratifying because, out of any song in the film, that one had the most [options] written for that spot.—
Abby Webster,
Billboard,
18 July 2025
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Transactions became smoother, quicker and, for many, more emotionally gratifying.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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“Rewarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewarding. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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