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
But your outsider perspective could give them the reassurance or the space to be critical of their family in ways that are actually helpful for them.
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Myisha Battle, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
But what From does so well is refuse to look too far forward; there are no split timelines here and no reassurances that everyone will eventually be okay.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024
Kardashian covers her face—showing off her long French manicure—in a combination of fear and embarrassment, her eyes looking for either reassurance or permission to back out.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 19 Nov. 2024
For those hesitant about venturing out into the cold, O’Hara offered reassurance.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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Myisha Battle, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
But what From does so well is refuse to look too far forward; there are no split timelines here and no reassurances that everyone will eventually be okay.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024
Kardashian covers her face—showing off her long French manicure—in a combination of fear and embarrassment, her eyes looking for either reassurance or permission to back out.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 19 Nov. 2024
For those hesitant about venturing out into the cold, O’Hara offered reassurance.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for reassurance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassurance
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However, shortly after the segment, the gaming console was retrieved from the child, who was instead given a free Charlotte Hornets jersey as a consolation.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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The finale saw Kitty expelled from KISS for her semester spent living in the boy's dorm, but as a consolation, her mother's former roommate — principal Jina Lim (Yunjin Kim) — gave her a letter that teen Eve wrote to Jina way back when.Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Some of the most poignant parts of this feature dwell on the program teaching compassion and kindness to these still-malleable minds watching in times of national crisis, with non-patronizing episodes on homelessness, poverty, war and the devastating aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.Courtney Howard, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
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Aidan Monaghan—Focus Features Unfortunately, the being that answers this call is not one for compassion or benevolence.Megan McCluskey, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
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Marsh, then 22, decided to up sticks and move to a traditional English cottage in Oxford to find solace and reset her life following the end of the relationship.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Ini Ishola Title: Seneca, Speak Logline: A young girl named Seneca copes with her mother’s death while trying to find solace with her father.Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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His support garnered the controversial party renewed international attention, as well as right-wing sympathies.Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
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All this could be whiplash-inducing if Travis Fimmel’s performance didn’t invest Desmond with both menace and sympathy, stemming his vision for the character as a champion of the unrepresented masses.Keith Phipps, Vulture, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Reassurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassurance. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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