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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Trump, meanwhile, has struck a decidedly defiant tone — offering few of the reassurances or rationalizations that past presidents have offered in the initial stages of war, and sounding more unbothered than embattled.
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
At a time when The Pitt has set a new standard for what medical TV shows look, sound, and feel like, Scrubs is a reassurance rather than a reimagining.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
The country’s population read it as reassurance without words, a visual message that life goes on.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
To the relief of many, the son of South Carolina was not out to be another revolutionary, but rather was offering reassurance that local people, businesses, churches and communities could work together across racial, class and political lines.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
At a time when The Pitt has set a new standard for what medical TV shows look, sound, and feel like, Scrubs is a reassurance rather than a reimagining.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
The country’s population read it as reassurance without words, a visual message that life goes on.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
To the relief of many, the son of South Carolina was not out to be another revolutionary, but rather was offering reassurance that local people, businesses, churches and communities could work together across racial, class and political lines.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for reassurance
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“Reassurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassurance. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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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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