as in comforting
making one feel good inside
pursued a rewarding career providing medical care to poor children in rural areas
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as in honoring
to give something as a token of gratitude or admiration for a service or achievement
the firefighters were rewarded by the city for their heroic actions
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Recent Examples of rewarding
Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 May 2025
All in all, blueberries can be a very rewarding fruiting plant specimen to have in the garden, but their bounty is earned.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
With a tight runtime, magnetic central performance and bleak but compelling subject matter, theatrical prospects could be potentially rewarding for an appropriate arthouse distributor.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 16 May 2025
Elevations plans to embrace artificial intelligence and automation this year, allowing staff to focus on more meaningful and rewarding tasks rather than repetitive ones.
—Sara Hansen, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
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Adjective
Alexander Skarsgård perfectly inhabits the anti-social robot, and working with him was a rich and rewarding experience for the pair.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 May 2025
All in all, blueberries can be a very rewarding fruiting plant specimen to have in the garden, but their bounty is earned.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
With a tight runtime, magnetic central performance and bleak but compelling subject matter, theatrical prospects could be potentially rewarding for an appropriate arthouse distributor.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 16 May 2025
Elevations plans to embrace artificial intelligence and automation this year, allowing staff to focus on more meaningful and rewarding tasks rather than repetitive ones.
—Sara Hansen, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rewarding
Adjective
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This is an encouraging sign that generative AI and large language models (LLMs) provide a potential facility for adequately performing mental health therapy.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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City officials say that’s a somewhat encouraging sign as the city struggles to address a yearslong lifeguard shortage — a common affliction among parks departments across the country.—
Alyce McFadden,
New York Times,
25 May 2025
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In addition to awarding grants to researchers who lacked experience studying or treating post-infectious chronic diseases, RECOVER faced criticism for funding exercise and pacing trials that could potentially harm people with Long Covid, rather than studying promising novel treatments.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Rolling Stone,
15 Mar. 2025
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This is an awarding body that has denied our greatest living artist, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, of its most coveted award, Album of the Year, four times.—
Esther Newman,
refinery29.com,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Taking deliberate actions to live a meaningful life, a life that is useful, and impactful, is the most fulfilling way to live your best life.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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In hindsight, this was one of the most fulfilling and formative experiences of my adult life.—
Fidel Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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In fact, fan speed, drive setting, and volume are all heavy metal wheels that feel so nice and make a satisfying, muffled click.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Milliner believes there is a practical side to the poultry craze as consumers increasingly seek out satisfying and affordable alternatives amid rising beef prices.—
Perri Ormont Blumberg,
FOXNews.com,
24 May 2025
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The twists in store are gratifying and worth experiencing blind.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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This year is easily the most gratifying (of the three-peat).—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
17 May 2025
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“Rewarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewarding. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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