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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On Sunday, McDonald’s executive Cesar Piña issued a statement seeking to reassure the public that all of its products were now safe to eat.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
Is being a unique medical case meant to be reassuring?
—Weike Wang, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2024
But no further arrests have been made, and more threats have come in despite authorities stepping up security measures, threatening legal punishments, appeasing airlines and reassuring panicked passengers.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
This emphasis on ethical AI governance should not just reassure us but instill a sense of trust that Artificial superintelligence can be a force for good.
—Mark Minevich, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
Is being a unique medical case meant to be reassuring?
—Weike Wang, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2024
But no further arrests have been made, and more threats have come in despite authorities stepping up security measures, threatening legal punishments, appeasing airlines and reassuring panicked passengers.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
This emphasis on ethical AI governance should not just reassure us but instill a sense of trust that Artificial superintelligence can be a force for good.
—Mark Minevich, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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But Sandberg assured me that would be no problem at all.Johannes Lichtman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2024
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But Keogh assured me that Scout wasn’t trying to ignore its advantages over some of its rivals.Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2024
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Former President Trump has endorsed Sen. Ted Cruz in his re-election bid against Dallas congressman Colin Allred, a move that may comfort some Texas Republicans.Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
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That’s great modeling because, when comforting a friend who is coping with a recent loss, many people become too preoccupied with what to say, Cormier says.Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
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Mario antagonist Bowser arrives on the screen, and the clock gets louder, the sounds no longer soothing.Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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Heat effectively soothes the symptoms, but the long-term cure is cutting off cannabis use. Between the lines: CHS remains misdiagnosed and misunderstood, largely due to the lack of a specific diagnostic code for medical providers.Axios Denver, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Reassure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassure. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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