reassure
verb
re·as·sure
ˌrē-ə-ˈshu̇r 
reassured; reassuring; reassures
1
: to assure anew
reassured him that the work was on schedule
2
: to restore to confidence
felt reassured by their earnest promise to do better
3
: reinsure
Examples of reassure in a Sentence
Experts reassured the public that the accident wouldn't happen again.
I tried to reassure myself that the children were safe.
The news didn't reassure him.
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Matt Villano, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
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Matt Villano, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
Yet behind closed doors, Marco Rubio, the U.S. secretary of state, has sought to reassure nervous European allies that talks with Russian negotiators this week did not represent an abrupt departure from U.S. policies as many feared.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
While the incident remains under investigation, Zhou reassured users that other cold wallets are secure and withdrawals remain operational.
—Alice Liu, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
The same firmness, tone, and register that reassures the American people can turn malicious, threatening someone’s family — and both sides of him are utterly believable.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reassure
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“Reassure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassure. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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reassure
verb
re·as·sure
ˌrē-ə-ˈshu̇(ə)r
1
: to assure again
2
: to give fresh confidence to : free from fear
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