Thesaurus results for REASSURANCE

reassurance

noun

ˌrē-ə-ˈshu̇r-ən(t)s

Definition of reassurance

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 But that reassurance may become harder to sustain as pressure builds on Russia’s war machine, and the Kremlin vows to press ahead with achieving its military objectives in Ukraine, whatever the cost. — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026 McCarty began the news conference by attempting to offer some reassurance about public safety in Lavender Heights. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Shortly after the explosions at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, media archives show there was a mix of public reassurance, worry, and debate over international nuclear governance. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026 He was carted off the field, providing reassurance with a thumbs-up while on the stretcher. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reassurance

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Noun

But the consolations of art do not depend on achievement, and that might be Kingsolver’s most direct riposte to her critics.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
In these cases, a president can act as a moral force, particularly in consolation.

— John Dickerson, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of consolation

Noun

Her legacy of compassion and understanding will live on in her charities Childline and the Silverline, and through those of us who were lucky enough to love and be loved by her.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
Are any of them capturing its denizens with a compassion their subjects can’t themselves reciprocate?

— Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of compassion

Noun

The tension between intellectual certainty and its corporeal obverse is the novel’s most interesting possibility, yet its campus plot repeatedly narrows into a question of who deserves our sympathy.

— Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Gunn’s way of watching and noticing with the full weight of pure sympathy makes its way, with chiseled care, into a reticent eloquence.

— Colm Tóibín, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of sympathy

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