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
Without it, that reassurance disappears, replaced by an even greater sense of dread.
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Natasha Navarra, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
What mothers want above all else is a way to control the uncontrollable, to grasp any reassurance that our kids will be okay.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 31 Jan. 2025
One, traders aren’t buying Team Xi’s reassurances that deflation isn’t a problem.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
The video for the title track, an instant-classic twitching dance routine full of arresting contortions, feels like a conceptual piece with images of workplace anomie giving weight to lyrical reassurance.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
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Natasha Navarra, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
What mothers want above all else is a way to control the uncontrollable, to grasp any reassurance that our kids will be okay.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 31 Jan. 2025
One, traders aren’t buying Team Xi’s reassurances that deflation isn’t a problem.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
The video for the title track, an instant-classic twitching dance routine full of arresting contortions, feels like a conceptual piece with images of workplace anomie giving weight to lyrical reassurance.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassurance
Noun
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The Trojans did, however, rebound and take home the consolation championship with victories over Rochester Mayo on Friday and Osseo on Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.—
Jon Weisbrod,
Twin Cities,
9 Feb. 2025
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Not insignificant compensation, but no meaningful consolation for a historic mistake.—
Liam Twomey,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This is a scandalous example of a broken system where common sense and good judgment were overruled by bad advice, lack of compassion, irresponsible fiscal oversight and a litigious culture.—
Marsha Sutton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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Time is malleable, reality is only a function of our choices, and people can create their own second chances — ideas that Universal Language borrows from Kiarostami’s cinematic library of compassion, and then makes its own.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Alvarez has often confided in Lindor, Starling Marte and has found solace in the fact that Mark Vientos has experienced the same waves right alongside him.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Her brother’s misguided support leads them down dark paths, while Alex finds solace in theatre.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Members of the Permanent Fund staff offered sympathy but did not accept responsibility for Peter Pan’s demise.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Feb. 2025
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Does the person's story elicit emotions of sympathy?—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Reassurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassurance. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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