- present participle of promise.
promising
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The band follows two promising EPs from earlier this year with its first album of new material since 2017, but the collection struggles to cohere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
My ex-husband sent me a text, promising $20,000 for our children’s education.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
It also offers a promising way to investigate whether the known laws of particle physics are part of a much larger picture.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2026
That could let ministers have it both ways: approve the last big field, while promising there will never be another.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
The only way I could break the spell was by giving her something, or by promising her something.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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