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 reassurances by his spouse and his aides denying that the 81-year-old president was suffering from cognitive decline wouldn't be enough.
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Susan Page, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Jensen was grateful for the reassurance and started to believe things would be okay.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
While not a full-on new product roadmap, the announcements do feel like management’s attempt to let investors peek behind the curtains for reassurance that new revenue streams are most certainly a top priority.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 28 May 2026
And in a beauty industry built increasingly around emotional reassurance, that may be one of the smartest formulas of all.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for reassurance
Susan Page, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Jensen was grateful for the reassurance and started to believe things would be okay.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
While not a full-on new product roadmap, the announcements do feel like management’s attempt to let investors peek behind the curtains for reassurance that new revenue streams are most certainly a top priority.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 28 May 2026
And in a beauty industry built increasingly around emotional reassurance, that may be one of the smartest formulas of all.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for reassurance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassurance
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And while, in the case of everyone but the Rockies, those teams are beating most everyone else, too, that should provide no consolation.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
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To Adele, this sounded like empty consolation to the fifteen kids who didn’t get a speaking role.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 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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Elon Musk, the chief executive of Blue Origin's chief competitor SpaceX, offered his sympathy.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Our deepest sympathies and condolences go out to Cesar's family and friends during this very sad time.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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“Reassurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassurance. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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