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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
Elena Lazic, Variety, 24 May 2026
Still, Valadi said this is a very important and reassuring study.
—Allison Forsyth, Health, 22 May 2026
Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
So the fact that there are not a lot of incidents of strokes in women in their 50s should not necessarily be reassuring.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 23 May 2026
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Adjective
Some of the most effective horror films craft their scares out of the reassuring everyday.
—Elena Lazic, Variety, 24 May 2026
Still, Valadi said this is a very important and reassuring study.
—Allison Forsyth, Health, 22 May 2026
Verb
While her midwives remained present and reassuring throughout the process, her husband stepped in to perform a maneuver he was trained to do safely.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
So the fact that there are not a lot of incidents of strokes in women in their 50s should not necessarily be reassuring.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassuring
Adjective
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Bereaved individuals have often told me that hearing other people’s memories of the person who died can be deeply comforting.—
Julie Kaplow,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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The show's plot revolves around tropes that are intentionally comforting and formulaic—fake dating, jock meets girl next door, and opposites attract—and evidently, the styling follows suit.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
27 May 2026
Verb
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But this wasn't a small-town mayor assuring a few dozen community members at a town hall that municipal improvement efforts would be completed in time for Little League season.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
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But this wasn’t a small-town mayor assuring a few dozen community members at a town hall that municipal improvement efforts would be completed in time for Little League season.—
Will Weissert,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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That palms-together, head-bobbing, smiling Thai service creates the most soothing, de-stressing atmosphere.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The formula also uses AnnonaSense, ceramides, glycerin and shea butter, among other soothing ingredients, to hydrate and retain moisture, while also working to help neutralize visible redness.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Nonetheless many trends are encouraging for electrification.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
29 May 2026
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One of these plots has been an experimental area for regenerative garden techniques for the last two years, and the results have been encouraging.—
Special to The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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People say, in a hopeful tone, that the book could be translated into Chinese and then my mother will be able to read it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Claiborne, back to return a kickoff, sent a pulse through the stadium, weaving his way past hopeful defenders.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Workers who feel optimistic about AI’s effect on their careers report dramatically stronger workplace outcomes across engagement, effort, and intent to stay.—
Matt Rosenbaum,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Her mindset immediately shifted from a sinking feeling to being optimistic about the future.—
Ayren Jackson-Cannady,
SELF,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Although the data is still being analysed, Zhang Tongjie believes SETI remains one of the most promising approaches for detecting extraterrestrial life.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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Whitmer was once considered among the Democratic Party’s most promising national figures.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Cameras captured the heartening sight on the podium of Peter Bonnington, Hamilton’s former race engineer who now looks after Antonelli, standing in the middle of the two drivers.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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The arc of a wrongful-conviction story bends toward exoneration and release—a flawed but heartening correction of past wrongs.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Reassuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassuring. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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