- present participle of encourage.
encouraging
Example Sentences
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On Thursday, the Welsh actor said he met the first minister, speaking about how they could move forward adding it was "early days but that's really encouraging".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
To bridge the gap, Meta’s marketing strategy will likely need to pivot from selling connection and convenience to proving reliability—perhaps by encouraging users to test Muse on lower-stakes tasks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
After early experiments with thiostrepton produced encouraging results, researchers helped establish RS Oncology, a private pharmaceutical company created to move the UVM discoveries toward clinical testing.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
“She was encouraging, she was warm, she was funny, but the word that I think of is ‘mama.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
“You know, for a second I thought you would disagree with me and that was going to be, like, a nice, encouraging moment.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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