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
Recent Examples on the Web
At age 10, Kevin's father was incarcerated and his parents divorced, thereby ending his tenure of exposure to abuse and starting a more promising life with his mother Kate who desperately tried to provide for him despite her own struggles with mental health.
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Marc D. Hauser, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
But Xiaomi is off to a promising start with its new SU7, an electric sedan primed to compete with Tesla’s Model 3 and Porsche’s electric Taycan.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
Jannik was a promising ski racer before choosing tennis.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2024
Imagine your most promising sales lead opens your latest email newsletter... and immediately deletes it.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Color Me Country had a promising start, but her Nashville career was shockingly brief.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
By then, a multicenter study testing ECMO on adults in Britain had shown promising results.
—Helen Ouyang, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Yockey’s involvement is the most promising sign of forward momentum the project has had since.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
The series opens with one of the more promising promotions of the season – a Satchel Paige Rocking Chair bobblehead giveaway – as part of African American Heritage Night.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
Marc D. Hauser, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
But Xiaomi is off to a promising start with its new SU7, an electric sedan primed to compete with Tesla’s Model 3 and Porsche’s electric Taycan.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
Jannik was a promising ski racer before choosing tennis.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2024
Imagine your most promising sales lead opens your latest email newsletter... and immediately deletes it.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Color Me Country had a promising start, but her Nashville career was shockingly brief.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
By then, a multicenter study testing ECMO on adults in Britain had shown promising results.
—Helen Ouyang, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Yockey’s involvement is the most promising sign of forward momentum the project has had since.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
The series opens with one of the more promising promotions of the season – a Satchel Paige Rocking Chair bobblehead giveaway – as part of African American Heritage Night.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Promising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promising. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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