reassurance
noun
re·as·sur·ance
ˌrē-ə-ˈshu̇r-ən(t)s 
1
: the action of reassuring : the state of being reassured
2
Examples of reassurance in a Sentence
Experts offered their reassurances that the accident wouldn't happen again.
He received reassurance from his family.
Children need a lot of reassurance.
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Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Then China cracked down on luxury goods, and management kept offering false reassurances with no new strategy.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
That means more reassurance, more validation, even flirtation — whatever keeps the user coming back.
—Windsor Johnston, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
There is an outright rejection of bromides that would give us some conclusion of reassurance.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Reassurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassurance. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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reassurance
noun
re·as·sur·ance
ˌrē-ə-ˈshu̇r-ən(t)s
: the action of reassuring : the state of being reassured
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