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heartening

ADJECTIVE
encouraging
Synonyms


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“It is heartening to see that the presidents of the two countries have led by example,” Wang said at a press conference earlier this month, referring to Trump and Xi.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Also heartening to Wall Street, Southwest’s outlook for the current quarter included impacts from the severe winter storm that swept the U.S. over the weekend.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

At the corner of Lake and Mariposa in Altadena, two restaurants — Betsy and Miya — are heartening signs of life just a few hundred feet apart.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

That’s why it was so heartening to see filmmakers, actors and artists openly rooting for their work, and fighting for the success of their industry.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

Sometimes it was a heartening run dead north.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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