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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as in comforting
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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 reassure
Ellise Shafer, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
Implementing the recommendations of the Letta and Draghi reports would help reassure Europeans and their allies that the EU is serious about providing for its own military and economic security.
—Erik Jones, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2025
Janine Schindler, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
After a tense period without contact, mission controllers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) received a reassuring beacon tone late on December 26, confirming Parker's health and operational status.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Verb
However, Pavlovich remained in contact with Gaiman after that point, even reassuring him at one point that their interactions had been consensual.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
Implementing the recommendations of the Letta and Draghi reports would help reassure Europeans and their allies that the EU is serious about providing for its own military and economic security.
—Erik Jones, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
That phrasing is more reassuring to other team members than not saying anything at all.
—Janine Schindler, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
After a tense period without contact, mission controllers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) received a reassuring beacon tone late on December 26, confirming Parker's health and operational status.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassure
Adjective
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Naturally, these delicate birds give her life a soothing meaning.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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For wellness seekers, Champagne Beach invites you to relax in its natural jacuzzi, where volcanic seafloor vents create soothing bubbles.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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For Max, the Nielsen shoutout is an encouraging sign.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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The stock is also trading above all its important moving averages, which is also an encouraging sign.—
Adam Sarhan,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Addressing pressing concerns such as identity, religious trauma, displacement and the challenge to stay hopeful in an increasingly difficult world, Oladokun displayed a knack for making her personal thoughts relatable to the masses.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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At Aalto University, Amiri, the sustainability researcher, is also hopeful that the trend can grow globally—including in the U.S.—
Maddy Savage,
TIME,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Many listings are in the range of hundreds to thousands of dollars, although some optimistic sellers are asking for a million or more.—
Maria Sole Campinoti,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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The coal industry is optimistic about the sector’s prospects under Trump, despite the drop in production during the first Trump administration, according to a recent report by S&P Global.—
David Gelles,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Decentralized data collection offers another promising alternative.—
Max (Chong) Li,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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The case attracted international attention at the time not only because the victim — a promising artistic soul with several short films already to his name — was the child of a celebrity, but because the driver was apparently famous as well.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But the mood within the players has been decidedly more upbeat all season long than the negativity swirling in the fan base.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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Cucinelli was upbeat about the potential of the U.S. and China markets.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Reassure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassure. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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