promising
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- promisingly adverb
- promisingness noun
Etymology
Origin of promising
Example Sentences
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He embraced the role of migra bogeyman like a tween boy scarfing down a bowl of Warheads, always promising more deportations, more chaos, more more.
From Los Angeles Times
Suryavanshi doesn't just look promising - he looks preordained for India colours.
From BBC
Over time, she identified two promising ingredients: forms of taurine, an organic compound commonly sold as a dietary supplement, and ethanolamine, another simple organic molecule.
From Science Daily
Moonshot AI, one of China’s most promising artificial-intelligence startups, is considering changing its corporate structure to pave the way for an initial public offering in Hong Kong, people familiar with the matter said.
A lawyer promising secret loopholes is probably best avoided.
From MarketWatch
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