reassurance
noun
re·as·sur·ance
ˌrē-ə-ˈshu̇r-ən(t)s 
1
: the action of reassuring : the state of being reassured
2
Examples of reassurance in a Sentence
Experts offered their reassurances that the accident wouldn't happen again.
He received reassurance from his family.
Children need a lot of reassurance.
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Folks were looking for that kind of reassurance, this feeling that they were being spoken to and not at.
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Eric Deggans, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
Bear in mind, too, that the fund is run by five portfolio managers from Prudential (PRU), a company with a deep bench of talent and resources, providing even more reassurance here.
—Michael Foster, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
This should give you all the more reassurance that investing in a designer handbag which goes a step (or two, or three) beyond your all-neutrals capsule wardrobe is a self-gift that will keep on giving.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 30 Dec. 2024
In one memorable scene, a young Soviet cosmonaut comes to Floyd for reassurance when the Leonov executes a dangerous braking maneuver.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Eric Deggans, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
Bear in mind, too, that the fund is run by five portfolio managers from Prudential (PRU), a company with a deep bench of talent and resources, providing even more reassurance here.
—Michael Foster, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
This should give you all the more reassurance that investing in a designer handbag which goes a step (or two, or three) beyond your all-neutrals capsule wardrobe is a self-gift that will keep on giving.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 30 Dec. 2024
In one memorable scene, a young Soviet cosmonaut comes to Floyd for reassurance when the Leonov executes a dangerous braking maneuver.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Reassurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassurance. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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reassurance
noun
re·as·sur·ance
ˌrē-ə-ˈshu̇r-ən(t)s
: the action of reassuring : the state of being reassured
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