as in assuring
to ease the grief or distress of
tried to reassure her that the dog would come back home by nightfall
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Recent Examples of reassuring
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
This premium headset includes a crash detection system that senses significant impacts and automatically alerts your emergency contacts—a reassuring feature, especially for solo riders on remote roads.
—Shelby Knick, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
But the results provide reassuring evidence that not all cognitive decline that occurs with age is inevitable.
—Alice Park, Time, 30 July 2025
That the front office intends to be an aggressive buyer could be viewed as reassuring.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 26 July 2025
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Verb
One potentially reassuring takeaway is the absence of typical distress indicators.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
This premium headset includes a crash detection system that senses significant impacts and automatically alerts your emergency contacts—a reassuring feature, especially for solo riders on remote roads.
—Shelby Knick, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
But the results provide reassuring evidence that not all cognitive decline that occurs with age is inevitable.
—Alice Park, Time, 30 July 2025
That the front office intends to be an aggressive buyer could be viewed as reassuring.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassuring
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Reed said students in pre-K, kindergarten and first grade can be shy about making errors, especially when reading aloud, but assuring them that mistakes are okay will grow their confidence to keep trying.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Apr. 2025
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No Republicans signaled opposition to Huckabee’s nomination, assuring his passage.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And to keep the delicate eye area calm, La Roche-Posay’s signature thermal spring water provides a soothing, antioxidant boost, helping ease irritation while addressing the water retention that often contributes to puffiness.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 Aug. 2025
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The suite’s interiors reflect the nature on the doorstep, with a soothing color palette of earthy browns, soft taupes and warm greens.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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He’s been better as a reliever, but his most recent move back to the rotation has been encouraging.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Seeing Jackson, who has been shelved two weeks with a lower extremity issue, walking on his own Tuesday was encouraging.—
Omar Kelly
August 19,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The 29-year-old Spain international remains hopeful that Villa, in the final days of the market, will become an active possibility again, with his agent Jorge Mendes tasked with arranging a deal.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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Williams was drafted out of USC to be their hopeful franchise quarterback, but Bagent once again shined in training camp to keep his backup role.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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No time is better than late summer to be optimistic about our sports teams, including both the Detroit Lions and the Detroit Pistons.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Cavs fans seem optimistic Tony Elliott’s fourth team won’t be terrible, but clearly UVA is beatable.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images/Getty Images Washington Commanders receive promising grade for Brian Robinson Jr. trade On Sunday, ESPN's Seth Walder and Ben Solak did a report card for all the recent trades that have transpired in the NFL.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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Within days, Hankey–who had built a fortune offering high-interest car loans–presented Trump with a promising deal.—
Thomas Gallagher,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Whatever the nuances of the text, the audience must end the show clapping along to an upbeat curtain-call jamboree.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
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Chief operating officer Denny Warnick says all of this creates an upbeat environment and reduces employee turnover, which, in turn, leads to more experienced teams working together and a better customer experience.—
Haniya Rae,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Reassuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassuring. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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