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 overwhelming majority of the cases have been mild, which has reassured health officials, Dr. Shah said.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
The family then turned to the Orange County Sheriff's Department and says an officer initially tried to reassure them.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Such a measure would reassure investors in alternative energy supplies, reduce the incentives for individual member states to become dependent on Russian energy, and generate additional resources for the EU.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
The family then turned to the Orange County Sheriff's Department and says an officer initially tried to reassure them.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Such a measure would reassure investors in alternative energy supplies, reduce the incentives for individual member states to become dependent on Russian energy, and generate additional resources for the EU.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Still, Martinez reassures individuals that this is a disease with normal longevity.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Reassure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassure. Accessed 18 Jan. 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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