were emboldening
- past progressive of embolden.
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Three of the founding mothers came of age at women’s colleges — Wertheimer at Barnard, Roberts and Stamberg at Wellesley — that were emboldening but telegraphing conflicting messages.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2021
