- present participle of encourage.
encouraging
Example Sentences
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Lawrence is part of this new committee, which is encouraging a wider range of nominations.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
But it was encouraging to some investors given IBM’s struggles the prior decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
“We are in direct communication with members, encouraging them to review their policies, staffing, inspection practices, borrower communications, disbursement timelines and determination processes, and escalation procedures,” Gigliotti said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
He also observed that after months of heavy international outflows from Korea, this last week witnessed a $500 million inflow in an encouraging trend reversal.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Another expert took a different view, essentially saying there wasn’t enough money to treat MDR, no matter how encouraging Farmer’s results.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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