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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Viewers got tired of the endless bait-and-switches, and the promising and smart show of Lois & Clark’s first season slowly sputtered out by its fourth.
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Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Such a promising shift was apparently driven in part by nationwide efforts to increase testing among pregnant women.
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But if three diamonds suggests a strong hand, your hand is too promising to sign off at game.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
One of the most promising candidates of new green energy is nuclear power.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Such a promising shift was apparently driven in part by nationwide efforts to increase testing among pregnant women.
—Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
But if three diamonds suggests a strong hand, your hand is too promising to sign off at game.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
One of the most promising candidates of new green energy is nuclear power.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Promising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promising. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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