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
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The public should also rest assured that there will be no stone unturned during this investigation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Passanisi assured them there would be adequate fencing.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Apr. 2026
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Audrey Hudson, twenty-four, is a gifted battlefield surgeon who feigns muteness to comfort Carter Reynolds, a combat soldier deafened by an explosion.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Ty Segall exemplifies the modern indie rock experimentalist, constantly trying out new styles and attitudes and usually landing on some intense neopsychedelic sounds that can both comfort and disturb.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Diaper rash cream, chocolate brown baby booties and throat-soothing lollipops littered the hotel bed.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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There’s truly nothing better than the scent of fresh laundry and soothing lavender!—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Reassure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassure. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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