reassure
verb
re·as·sure
ˌrē-ə-ˈshu̇r 
reassured; reassuring; reassures
1
: to assure anew
reassured him that the work was on schedule
2
: to restore to confidence
felt reassured by their earnest promise to do better
3
: reinsure
Examples of reassure in a Sentence
Experts reassured the public that the accident wouldn't happen again.
I tried to reassure myself that the children were safe.
The news didn't reassure him.
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The backdrop should be reassuring for many investors: A lively bull market, pro-business policies promised by the Trump administration and a Federal Reserve close to pulling off a soft landing.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
With changes potentially coming for Oklahoma’s immigrant students, the state’s largest school districts have sought to reassure students and families.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
When Basil worries that his ideas are too out there, Peter reassures him that people are all weird.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
School leaders in many parts of the U.S. are reassuring parents their children are safe from immigration officers on campus, but San Antonio area districts have largely stayed quiet.
—Megan Stringer, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
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Yun Li, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
With changes potentially coming for Oklahoma’s immigrant students, the state’s largest school districts have sought to reassure students and families.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
When Basil worries that his ideas are too out there, Peter reassures him that people are all weird.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
School leaders in many parts of the U.S. are reassuring parents their children are safe from immigration officers on campus, but San Antonio area districts have largely stayed quiet.
—Megan Stringer, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Reassure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassure. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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reassure
verb
re·as·sure
ˌrē-ə-ˈshu̇(ə)r
1
: to assure again
2
: to give fresh confidence to : free from fear
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