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
Platner’s own reassurances by now lack credibility, and fellow Democrats express deep unease about his chances in November.
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
Now, critics are warning that the order may be short-sighted, offering only performative reassurances that the government is actively monitoring for AI risks, while changing very little about how and when models are deployed.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
And Crepeau’s dynamic movement was reassurance that Canada can keep playing that high line.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Cekada is a 20-year ATF veteran, a fact in which gun-safety advocates have tried to take some reassurance.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 June 2026
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
Now, critics are warning that the order may be short-sighted, offering only performative reassurances that the government is actively monitoring for AI risks, while changing very little about how and when models are deployed.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
And Crepeau’s dynamic movement was reassurance that Canada can keep playing that high line.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Cekada is a 20-year ATF veteran, a fact in which gun-safety advocates have tried to take some reassurance.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassurance
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The Seleção found itself 5-0 down after 30 minutes, then in a 7-0 hole 10 minutes from the final whistle, before Oscar scored the most insignificant of consolation goals in the final minute.—
Emile Nuh,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Then this year, the base got cut to 36 cents, with a 4-cent top-up thrown in as a consolation.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Miller, who said the plan for the team was to keep playing next season, even without access to the state playoffs, tried to offer consoling words.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Small acts of care, respect and compassion between neighbors help to build a healthy democracy.—
Brooke Barnett,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 June 2026
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That compassion does not necessarily extend to animals actively biting you.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
9 June 2026
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Newport, Rhode Island On this breath-taking peninsula overlooking Narragansett Bay, Castle Hill Inn is a definitive choice for solace, if for no other reason that waking up to the dramatic view each morning.—
Judith Garrison,
AJC.com,
9 June 2026
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After the series, James, who scored nearly 9 points per game below his regular-season average in those Finals, seemed to take solace in the misery of others.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
9 June 2026
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Colorado community newspaper El Diario de la Gente, which was published in Boulder, carried a report in early 1976 that told its readers about budding sympathies between the striking Teamsters and the heavily Mexican American United Farm Workers movement.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
12 June 2026
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Laguna Beach Mayor Mark Orgill issued a statement expressing sympathy for the girl’s family when the search was first called off.—
Jazmin Alvarado,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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“Reassurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassurance. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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