as in to assure
to ease the grief or distress of
tried to reassure her that the dog would come back home by nightfall
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Recent Examples of reassure
For Bass, her speech was about more than just reassuring a disquieted populace and workforce.
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Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) quickly grounded the tour company, which was followed by a chorus of calls for a total ban on chopper tours in the Big Apple—hardly reassuring for the scores of tourists who zip around the Statue of Liberty and other sights in helicopters every day.
—Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 21 Apr. 2025
Still, researchers are clear to reassure people there is no need to be alarmed about the continent hollowing out or there being any sudden landscape changes anytime soon.
—New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2025
But in its joyous way, this new Wedding Banquet reassures us that nothing worthwhile is ever easy.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
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Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) quickly grounded the tour company, which was followed by a chorus of calls for a total ban on chopper tours in the Big Apple—hardly reassuring for the scores of tourists who zip around the Statue of Liberty and other sights in helicopters every day.
—Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 21 Apr. 2025
Still, researchers are clear to reassure people there is no need to be alarmed about the continent hollowing out or there being any sudden landscape changes anytime soon.
—New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2025
But in its joyous way, this new Wedding Banquet reassures us that nothing worthwhile is ever easy.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reassure
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassure
Verb
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During development, a Ubisoft lead publicly assured fans that Shadows would be a big departure from Odyssey, seemingly letting folks know which fanbase the game was meant to please.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
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The 34-year-old Norwegian is confident and assured, and happy to answer questions and take the spotlight.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2025
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Not only are flags placed at every grave, as is done here, but the army assigns a soldier to stand by each grave to comfort the family and to honor their memory.—
Rabbi Steve Roth,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Apr. 2025
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What’s On the Menu The Official Kentucky Derby 151 On-Track Food Menu delivers a mix of Southern staples and polished showstoppers—dishes that are comforting, upscale, and built to last through long race-day service.—
Nasha Smith,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, aloe leaf, tocopherol, and centella asiatica help to soothe irritation.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
23 Apr. 2025
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The formula is also infused with a bio-restorative complex that repairs damage and strengthens, lupine flower peptides that deliver amino acids to the cortex to boost keratin to help damaged hair and eucalyptus oil to soothe the senses.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Reassure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassure. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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