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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Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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—Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
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The performance of the heat shield, widely recognized as perhaps the program’s most challenging engineering problem, must be reassuring for SpaceX officials seeking to eventually recover and rapidly reuse future ships.
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Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
But despite Stuart’s attempt to reassure his wife, that moment is no longer clear in our graying society.
—Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
Following the confirmation, the health ministry sought to reassure the public, stating that the case was detected within the isolation and control system already in place.
—Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
The performance of the heat shield, widely recognized as perhaps the program’s most challenging engineering problem, must be reassuring for SpaceX officials seeking to eventually recover and rapidly reuse future ships.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2026
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 29 May. 2026.
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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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