encouraging

adjective

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Synonyms of encouraging next

: giving hope or promise

encouraging news

encouragingly

in-ˈkər-i-jiŋ-lē

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adverb

Examples of encouraging in a Sentence

We've just heard some encouraging news. encouraging signs that the economy is improving

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But the final results of the 10-year study, which focused on cow moose in the Cabinet and Salish Mountains, the Big Hole Valley, and the Rocky Mountain Front, were encouraging, says project lead and MFWP biologist Nick DeCesare. —

Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024 The defensive ranking is particularly encouraging, as the Packers really struggled on that side of the ball last year. —

Matt Modi, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 His writing, by turns encouraging and nostalgic, is interspersed with life-drawing sketches and with panels from his graphic novels. —

The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 In addition, North Dakota has a law encouraging, though not mandating, that employees be given time off to head to the ballot box. —

Kate Gibson, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for encouraging