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
The decision reflected a common pattern in China's technology sector, where startups establish offshore corporate structures to access global capital and reassure foreign investors, and sometimes soften regulatory scrutiny while maintaining engineering talent and intellectual ties to the mainland.
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Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
Officials are trying to reassure the public that Iran can withstand the economic pain.
—Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
That may sound reassuring at first.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Under such circumstances, the appointment of Kozack might be reassuring.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
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Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
Officials are trying to reassure the public that Iran can withstand the economic pain.
—Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
That may sound reassuring at first.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Under such circumstances, the appointment of Kozack might be reassuring.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for reassure
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassure
Verb
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Rest assured that the career assistant United States attorneys in North Carolina, the career FBI agents, the career secret service agents that investigated this case didn't just look at the Instagram post and walk away.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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But Ritter also noted that the path forward was not assured.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
Verb
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The result is a more filling, comforting bowl with minimal effort.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
29 Apr. 2026
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Talking things through with them can be comforting and grounding.—
Barton Goldsmith,
AJC.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But as more flyers turn to booze to soothe their nerves, the number of aggressive incidents on planes involving passengers has crept up.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Humectants pull water into the skin, occlusives create a barrier that seals moisture in and emollients soften and soothe the skin’s surface.—
Ryan Brennan
May 5,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 May 2026
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“Reassure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassure. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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