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adjective

Definition of reassuringnext
as in comforting

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verb

present participle of reassure
as in assuring
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 reassuring
Adjective
When the world seems out of control, sometimes there’s nothing more reassuring than going out into the backyard and simply looking up. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 3 July 2026 The all-wheel-drive system provides reassuring traction in poor weather, although no one will mistake it for an off-road machine. — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Verb
Kelly Ripa is, IMO, evidence that L'Oréal Paris’s Revitalift Triple Power Age-Defying Serum works, but the hundreds of five-star ratings are reassuring, too. — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 24 June 2026 De la Espriella strikes reassuring tone With only a few hundred thousand votes separating the two candidates, De la Espriella used his victory speech to try to calm his critics. — CBS News, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for reassuring
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassuring
  1. comforting
  2. assuring
  3. soothing
  4. encouraging
  5. hopeful
  6. optimistic
  7. promising
  8. heartening
Adjective
  • The toasty, yeasty aroma of sourdough straight out of the oven isn’t just comforting.
    — Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • The ground beef, tomatoes, and brown rice are combined into a comforting bowl of comfort food for cold days.
    — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026
Definition of comforting
Verb
  • These incidents rarely appear in the statistics politicians and bureaucrats cite when assuring the public that downtown is moving in the right direction.
    — Jonathan Beaton, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • No one is getting fired … yet Mozeliak started his press conference by assuring the staff that their jobs were safe.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 27 June 2026
Definition of assuring
Adjective
  • That a series finally found some new themes to focus on is as much a soothing break as all the B-roll of ocean waves and clapboard houses.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 9 July 2026
  • My nearly two-hour Manoa Mist treatment included a full-body sugar exfoliation and soothing-but-therapeutic lomi lomi massage, performed by a therapist who spent years in the medical field and really knew her stuff.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026
Definition of soothing
Adjective
  • The encouraging sign is that AI can now help police what AI builders are doing through agent simulation, anomaly detection and better observability.
    — Jason Andersen, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • This convergence is a very encouraging sign, providing the first footprint of a structural trend change and indicating that the selling pressure from the recent rug pull is finally exhausting itself.
    — Nishant Pant, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Definition of encouraging
Adjective
  • The emotional Moon activates your 9th House of Travel and Learning, while the dynamic Sun in your sign aligns your sense of self with hopeful perspective.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, her family remained hopeful, awaiting a life-altering kidney transplant.
    — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Definition of hopeful
Adjective
  • And for the star pitcher’s part, there seems to be plenty to be optimistic about.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Once optimistic about the future of life in America, the show now has a stronger desire to make change.
    — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of optimistic
Adjective
  • After injuries derailed her promising elite career and the sport’s abusive culture robbed her of her joy, Ohashi reached superstar status while rediscovering her love of the sport with UCLA.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Although practical quantum computers remain years away, the approach marks a promising step toward that goal, according to representatives at ETH Zurich.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026
Definition of promising
Adjective
  • The Gentlemen’s Club, for all its odd and difficult convulsions, is a heartening step in a positive direction.
    — Mosi Reeves, VIBE.com, 22 June 2026
  • The Gentlemen’s Club, for all its odd and difficult convulsions, is a heartening step in a positive direction.
    — Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2026
Definition of heartening

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