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 For Cheltenham parent Ikysha Dearry, whose children have attended schools in the district, the new law provides some reassurance. — Eva Andersen, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 If reassurance has become a routine between you, talk about changing it together, ideally with guidance from their therapist. — Angela Haupt, Time, 28 Oct. 2026 After some pat reassurances, Store Manager gets up and says goodbye. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026 Notably, those contracts are right at the money, making this trade a major vote of confidence for a stock desperately in need of some reassurance heading into this afternoon's print. — Tyler Bailey, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reassurance

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Noun

The middle passenger gets both armrests as a small consolation.

— Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2026
Close, however, isn’t much consolation for a franchise that keeps landing on the wrong side of the scoreboard and hasn’t made the playoffs since 2010.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of consolation

Noun

What feels like a weight of helplessness and sorrow on our shoulders may, with enough space, also reflect our remarkable capacities for strength, steadfastness, and compassion.

— Robert M. Kinast, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026
Her solution was to offer kindness and compassion — not to name an enemy and a fix.

— Kaivan Shroff, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of compassion

Noun

Her scenes with Ford are pained and passionate, filled with the alchemy of two lonely people who get through to one other and find something like solace through desire.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
But really, how much solace is there in believing that Philip might have done it for money instead of pleasure?

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of solace

Noun

Elsewhere, there’s no sympathy for the complexity of the challenge facing the American and Israeli strategists who instigated the conflict.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2026
When Lee mentions Nathan Spence was meant to attend the program, Jed barely flinches, expressing sympathy for the boy’s confused and grieving mother.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of sympathy

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