encouraging
adjective
en·cour·ag·ing
in-ˈkər-i-jiŋ 
-ˈkə-ri-,
en-
: giving hope or promise
encouraging news
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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 Jia En’s encouraging news is rejected by Adik, whose self-destructive impulses and lingering anger over past events trigger a tragedy that forces the brothers to flee their home and become fugitives.
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Richard Kuipers, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
So having empirical evidence of a method that works, even in just some situations, is encouraging.
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
For all the encouraging signs from the global year of elections, the most important question—whether American democracy can withstand four years of attempts to subvert it—remains contested.
—Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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
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Richard Kuipers, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
So having empirical evidence of a method that works, even in just some situations, is encouraging.
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
For all the encouraging signs from the global year of elections, the most important question—whether American democracy can withstand four years of attempts to subvert it—remains contested.
—Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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
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“Encouraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encouraging. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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