promising
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- promisingly adverb
- promisingness noun
Etymology
Origin of promising
Example Sentences
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For intravenous hydration bags promising to boost immunity, fight nausea or promote health and beauty, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte visitors pay $100 to $150.
However, in 2020, a big shortfall in its pension fund caused the business to collapse, and a man called Nicholas Marks bought the company out of administration, promising to keep the business going.
From BBC
As the country heads to the polls next week, it appears politicians have taken note of their anger - promising a raft of changes to appease it.
From BBC
Few current technologies provide this level of coordinated start and stop regulation, making the method especially promising for both research and therapeutic use.
From Science Daily
Remarkably, different viruses evolved separate proteins that all block MurJ in the same way, highlighting it as a promising new antibiotic target.
From Science Daily
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