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 company has already been shuffling its staff since the first strike began and is trying to reassure patients that care will continue.
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Tina Patel, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
The plan involves creating a price floor for critical minerals to reassure investors.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
The free press does not exist to reassure the nation.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 8 Feb. 2026
France opened its consulate the same day, a move that paired with Canada’s opening, and underscores European and Canadian aims to reassure Greenlanders worried about a possible annexation.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
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Tina Patel, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
The plan involves creating a price floor for critical minerals to reassure investors.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
The free press does not exist to reassure the nation.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 8 Feb. 2026
France opened its consulate the same day, a move that paired with Canada’s opening, and underscores European and Canadian aims to reassure Greenlanders worried about a possible annexation.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassure
Verb
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This isn’t shaping up as one of those years with a McDavid-level or even Bedard-level prospect waiting with the first pick, but in a way that’s even more incentive to tank for dead last, assuring no worse than a top-three pick in a year where that still might get you the best player.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Vonn clapped back on both, assuring the doctor that her ACL was, in fact, fully torn and the mental performance coach that her life was quite full, thank you very much.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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The waitress, who works at the TGI Fridays, immediately comforted Beckham in the now-viral video on Instagram.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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Whip up a batch of this Sriracha Chicken Noodle Soup—made with ramen and served with extra Sriracha sauce—for a warm, comforting soup with a little spice.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
11 Feb. 2026
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As the illuminating Sun in your 4th House of Home sextiles tender Chiron in your 6th House of Work, practical adjustments may also have the benefit of soothing agitated feelings.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Mentally, there's something soothing about the fact that the hotel itself is shrouded in foliage.—
Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Reassure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassure. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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