promising
adjective
prom·is·ing
ˈprä-mə-siŋ 
: full of promise : likely to succeed or to yield good results
a promising new medicine
promisingly
adverb
Synonyms
Examples of promising in a Sentence
The neighborhood didn't look very promising.
a promising writer who just may write the great American novel someday
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These safeguards are a promising way for parents to keep tabs on whom kids are in contact with without reading the content of their messages.
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Kara Alaimo, CNN, 28 Sep. 2024
In a 2021 blog post, Exxon Mobil president of product solutions Karen McKee painted a particularly promising picture.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
Zero-touch campaigning is a strategy that leverages advanced technologies to automate the entire campaign lifecycle and offers a promising cost-effective solution to these challenges.
—Pramod Konandur Prabhakar, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
Agatha Harkness has bewitched a promising Disney+ audience in her titular series’ premiere week.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024
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Kara Alaimo, CNN, 28 Sep. 2024
In a 2021 blog post, Exxon Mobil president of product solutions Karen McKee painted a particularly promising picture.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
Zero-touch campaigning is a strategy that leverages advanced technologies to automate the entire campaign lifecycle and offers a promising cost-effective solution to these challenges.
—Pramod Konandur Prabhakar, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
Agatha Harkness has bewitched a promising Disney+ audience in her titular series’ premiere week.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Promising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promising. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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