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as in reassures
to ease the grief or distress of
a minister choosing just the right words to assure the grieving parents of the fallen soldier
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Recent Examples of assures
Malik’s boss is not happy that Malik doesn’t have a grip on the Crane brothers, though Malik assures him that Amos frightened Sarah into backing off — and that Dinah is tucked away at a safe house.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Though, as Karbler assures, between STRATCOM and the Pentagon, the government conducts around 400 kinds of rehearsals, exercises, and conferences to practice for crisis events like this, and that includes various cabinet members.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
There’s also no strategic plan or national campaign in place that assures nonviolent resisters that their involvement is part of a grand strategy.
—Michael Shank, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Trespassers of any kind need not be treated as guests, Miss Manners assures you.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
This resolution strengthens the foundation for simulating reactor behavior and assures designers that graphite will perform its duties as expected.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
But all resolves in that typically heartwarming Modern Family way, when Cam privately assures Mitchell that he may have been left out of a chat, but he'll never be left out of the heart of the family.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
There are more in-person actions to come, Maroko assures.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Weir assures us, though, that Season 2 will not take the duo to the edge of a breakup.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 23 Sep. 2025
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Though, as Karbler assures, between STRATCOM and the Pentagon, the government conducts around 400 kinds of rehearsals, exercises, and conferences to practice for crisis events like this, and that includes various cabinet members.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
There’s also no strategic plan or national campaign in place that assures nonviolent resisters that their involvement is part of a grand strategy.
—Michael Shank, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Trespassers of any kind need not be treated as guests, Miss Manners assures you.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
This resolution strengthens the foundation for simulating reactor behavior and assures designers that graphite will perform its duties as expected.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
But all resolves in that typically heartwarming Modern Family way, when Cam privately assures Mitchell that he may have been left out of a chat, but he'll never be left out of the heart of the family.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
There are more in-person actions to come, Maroko assures.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Weir assures us, though, that Season 2 will not take the duo to the edge of a breakup.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assures
Verb
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Esther reassures Joanne that those qualities and rituals have always been a part of her, with or without Noah.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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This framing reassures your partner that the relationship’s continuity matters.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Its small population, paired with the fact that it's located at the far southern tip of New Zealand and that Rakiura National Park takes up 85 percent of the land on the island, ensures the stars shine bright at night.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
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This local knowledge ensures treatments aren’t one-size-fits-all but tailored to the unique challenges of each community.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The monastery is central to the story, and its elder—named Zosima in the novel—comforts a woman who has lost her child, aged two years and nine months, with words that echo those uttered by Ambrose.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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Redford played Officer Harold Beldon, a gentle embodiment of Death who comforts an elderly woman terrified of dying.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The deal that the Democratic defectors made in no way guarantees that these subsidies will be restored, leaving many at risk.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Designed to improve the operational performance of navies, the sea drone guarantees naval forces operational superiority in the face of increasingly complex threats.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Aloe vera instantly soothes dryness, while jojoba, camellia, and almond oils keep your lips plush, soft, and supported.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Mori Nozomi is a serene, eight-seat sushi counter in the Sawtelle neighborhood in West LA, where the interior (blonde wood, ikebana flower arrangements, handmade ceramics from Japan) soothes and the food, a 26-course omakase, stands out even in LA’s highly saturated sushi scene.—
Jocelyn Silver,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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