encouraging
adjective
en·cour·ag·ing
in-ˈkər-i-jiŋ 
-ˈkə-ri-,
en-
: giving hope or promise
encouraging news
Examples of encouraging in a Sentence
We've just heard some encouraging news.
encouraging signs that the economy is improving
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Despite their life-altering, Chelsea provided an encouraging update just before the start of the 2025 MLB season this week, sharing that Max has seen incredible recovery in the nine months since he was first diagnosed.
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Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
For human surfers and swimmers, the results were somewhat encouraging.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
But what was encouraging about the Sabres’ win is that a few young players who could be important next season stepped up.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Chelsea and Freddie Freeman's son is showing encouraging progress following his health scare last summer.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
For human surfers and swimmers, the results were somewhat encouraging.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
But what was encouraging about the Sabres’ win is that a few young players who could be important next season stepped up.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Chelsea and Freddie Freeman's son is showing encouraging progress following his health scare last summer.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for encouraging
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“Encouraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encouraging. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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