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
Just as customs and traditions differ across human cultures, gestures among chimpanzees can vary widely; a signal of reassurance in one group might mean something entirely different, or nothing at all, in another.
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Avery Schuyler Nunn, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2025
The comment was reminiscent of Trump’s expressions of confidence in Putin’s reassurances in 2017 that Russia did not attempt to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, despite evidence to the contrary.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Reality check: Federal protections may offer little reassurance to a population whose history is littered with legal agreements that were broken by the U.S. government.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
The company followed up with rapid, clear updates, including a live stream that provided real-time answers and reassurances.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
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Avery Schuyler Nunn, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2025
The comment was reminiscent of Trump’s expressions of confidence in Putin’s reassurances in 2017 that Russia did not attempt to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, despite evidence to the contrary.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Reality check: Federal protections may offer little reassurance to a population whose history is littered with legal agreements that were broken by the U.S. government.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
The company followed up with rapid, clear updates, including a live stream that provided real-time answers and reassurances.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassurance
Noun
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For the time being, the party deck beyond the right-field wall at Scottsdale Stadium will serve as a fine consolation.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2025
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The program’s best finish has been fourth, and SCF sits at fifth in the standings following Friday night’s semifinal and consolation rounds.—
Patrick Saunders,
The Denver Post,
14 Feb. 2025
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And everything with her is effortless compassion and empathy.—
C. R. Walker,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
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Read the full Pisces Daily Horoscope Aries (March 21 - April 19) Driven by compassion?—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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This tradition dates to slavery, when people, forbidden from sharing their pain openly, found solace in worship.—
Mathew Holloway,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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Liberals might take solace in their partnership’s apparent fundamental instability.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2025
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Much like filmmaking, which is perhaps why the movie finds sympathy in a tale of concession and economic exploitation.—
Matt Shaw,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Trump certainly lacks admiration for the liberal order’s achievements and sympathy for its basic ethos.—
HAL BRANDS,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Reassurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassurance. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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