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
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The neighborhood didn't look very promising.
a promising writer who just may write the great American novel someday
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Decentralized data collection offers another promising alternative.
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Max (chong) Li, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
The case attracted international attention at the time not only because the victim — a promising artistic soul with several short films already to his name — was the child of a celebrity, but because the driver was apparently famous as well.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 20 Jan. 2025
Chop Robinson came on to seem like a promising pick moving forward.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
And that brings us to Alabama’s other promising development against UK.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Max (chong) Li, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
The case attracted international attention at the time not only because the victim — a promising artistic soul with several short films already to his name — was the child of a celebrity, but because the driver was apparently famous as well.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 20 Jan. 2025
Chop Robinson came on to seem like a promising pick moving forward.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
And that brings us to Alabama’s other promising development against UK.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for promising
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“Promising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promising. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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