reassuring
adjective
re·as·sur·ing
ˌrē-ə-ˈshu̇r-iŋ 
: restoring or intended to restore confidence : reducing or eliminating worry or uncertainty
reassuring news
a reassuring smile/response
"Of course you can come," said Kit, stooping to give the child a reassuring hug.—
Elizabeth George Speare
Elizabeth George SpeareCliffs Notes, of course, are those popular little study guides with the yellow-and-black covers emblazoned with the reassuring motto, "Your Key to the Classics."—Glenn Collins
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What Cheney offered Bush in 2000 was the reassuring gravitas of someone who knew Washington, had helped run the first Persian Gulf War and had prospered in the private sector, too.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Advertisement But the reality is less reassuring.
—Jonathan Portes, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
So that was a reassuring data point.
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Susan Page, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Advertisement But the reality is less reassuring.
—Jonathan Portes, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
So that was a reassuring data point.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Yerneni admits to struggling with flight anxiety herself, describing how witnessing her intern’s calm was unexpectedly reassuring.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reassuring
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“Reassuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassuring. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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