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
The trauma of the killings left her terrified to close her eyes and sleeping in her mom’s bed for reassurance no one would harm her.
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Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2025
There’s reassurance in the fact that something has been well-resourced.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
Yet, history offers reassurance: post-election markets often rebound.
—Collyn Wainwright, The Tennessean, 15 July 2025
Under the surface, the technical health of the market offers further reassurance.
—Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
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Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2025
There’s reassurance in the fact that something has been well-resourced.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
Yet, history offers reassurance: post-election markets often rebound.
—Collyn Wainwright, The Tennessean, 15 July 2025
Under the surface, the technical health of the market offers further reassurance.
—Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for reassurance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassurance
Noun
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But the finding was no consolation to animal-rights activists, who freshly condemned New York City’s carriage horse industry after Lady’s death.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
10 Aug. 2025
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While Allianz has indicated that its own computer systems were not hacked, that is of no consolation to the victims of this data breach as the personal information its customers and others had provided to Allianz was still readily compromised.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Zoo officials said the 160-pound gorilla, who had received training on how to be a good mother, appeared to act out of maternal compassion for the human child.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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Amid a series of alarming tweets in 2020, Kardashian spoke out about West's health, asking for compassion.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Kramer had documented much of Bieber’s time at the studio, and Bieber seems to find solace in the idyllic area.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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The American people are seeking solace and inspiration from its leaders, not pettiness and skullduggery.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Aug. 2025
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Filming largely from David’s perspective, and augmenting the action with cultural politics, Lee seems fully in sympathy with the protagonist’s viewpoint.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2025
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Linda obviously wasn’t offended by the popular entertainer’s lack of sympathy and had apparently forgiven him.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Reassurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassurance. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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