as in comforting
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as in assuring
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 reassuring
Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
Even your relations with members of the general public will be reassuring and positive.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
That may be reassuring to investors worried that a price war could hurt profit margins.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 7 May 2025
So far this season, Díaz has endured many of the same issues that arrived last year, a 12.00 ERA over just six appearances is not a reassuring sight for the Reds.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Adjective
The above text exchange with my Parisian friend Pascale was not very reassuring.
—Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
Even your relations with members of the general public will be reassuring and positive.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
That may be reassuring to investors worried that a price war could hurt profit margins.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 7 May 2025
So far this season, Díaz has endured many of the same issues that arrived last year, a 12.00 ERA over just six appearances is not a reassuring sight for the Reds.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassuring
Adjective
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As soothing as that may sound, fun is really the theme.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2025
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To help replenish healthy-looking skin while preventing irritation from the potent star ingredient, there’s a soothing and moisturizing blend of hyaluronic acid and shea butter.—
Deanna Pai,
Glamour,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Reed said students in pre-K, kindergarten and first grade can be shy about making errors, especially when reading aloud, but assuring them that mistakes are okay will grow their confidence to keep trying.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Apr. 2025
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No Republicans signaled opposition to Huckabee’s nomination, assuring his passage.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This is an encouraging sign that generative AI and large language models (LLMs) provide a potential facility for adequately performing mental health therapy.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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City officials say that’s a somewhat encouraging sign as the city struggles to address a yearslong lifeguard shortage — a common affliction among parks departments across the country.—
Alyce McFadden,
New York Times,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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Zscaler’s earnings come as a hopeful sign for a cybersecurity industry that has shown some pockets of weakness in a volatile macroeconomic environment.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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Wong, who knows something about the power of young musicians to change the world, is hopeful.—
Jim Ruland,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Knowledge of controversy aside, Davis remains optimistic about the new series coming from HBO.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
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Still, Smith is optimistic about the team’s outlook.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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New studies presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, or ASCO, in the last few days offer promising findings for both pharmaceutical and lifestyle interventions, including the impact of diet and exercise.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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No one would dare predict that an American man is going to be lifting the Coupe des Mousquetaires June 8, but the current generation of American twenty-somethings is still taking promising baby steps in the City of Light.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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Even the sales decline portrayed an upbeat picture in some ways.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
29 May 2025
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Bloomberg | Getty Images Salesforce shares were volatile in extended trading on Wednesday after the sales and customer service software maker reported upbeat fiscal first-quarter results and guidance.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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“Reassuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassuring. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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