as in comforting
the giving of hope and strength in times of grief, distress, or suffering
the governor's reassurance of the flood victims was seen as opportunistic
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Recent Examples of reassurance
Members can earn and redeem points while staying at independent properties with distinctly local offerings, but come with the reassurance of a familiar brand.
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Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 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
There is an outright rejection of bromides that would give us some conclusion of reassurance.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Beyond academics, parents want reassurance that schools have strong policies on bullying, safety and discrimination.
—Hind Haddad, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
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Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 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
There is an outright rejection of bromides that would give us some conclusion of reassurance.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Beyond academics, parents want reassurance that schools have strong policies on bullying, safety and discrimination.
—Hind Haddad, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reassurance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassurance
Noun
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Sheen says he was disappointed but took the loss in stride, especially after Sophia Loren kissed him on the cheek as a consolation.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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British voters who are angry with their government might find some small consolation in the fact that on their side of the Atlantic Ocean, ethical lapses can still carry a serious political price.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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Now cancer-free, O’Connell hopes her story serves as both an inspiration and a reminder of the importance of compassion, awareness, and authenticity in how people support the breast cancer community.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Taylor’s initiative, compassion, and leadership inspire others and reflect the very best of Chaparral.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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In my own new novel, Happy People Don’t Live Here, the protagonist finds solace in her mother’s dollhouse as a child.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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As a software engineer, Grabow had always found solace in running.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Or our friends might simply offer sympathy and assure us that all would be well—a meaningless consolation, intended only to force us to focus our attention elsewhere.—
Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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The writer-director doesn’t solicit sympathy for Polly (played by Dakota Fanning) or impose meaning on her suffering.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Reassurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassurance. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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