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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Visiting leaders will be looking for similar reassurances about his ability to beat Trump.
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
Meanwhile, Democrats were sent into a panic, and Biden aides tried to offer reassurances.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 28 June 2024
The moment marked the highlight of a Native American religious ceremony to commemorate the calf’s birth that also featured dancing, drumming, singing and the retelling of how a mysterious woman brought a message of reassurance during hard times.
—Amy Beth Hanson and Mead Gruver, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2024
Many will be watching in hopes of reassurance: That Biden, at 81 the oldest president in American history, is physically and mentally up for another four years on the job;
Or that Trump, 78, intends to focus on the needs of the country more than his personal grievances.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
Meanwhile, Democrats were sent into a panic, and Biden aides tried to offer reassurances.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 28 June 2024
The moment marked the highlight of a Native American religious ceremony to commemorate the calf’s birth that also featured dancing, drumming, singing and the retelling of how a mysterious woman brought a message of reassurance during hard times.
—Amy Beth Hanson and Mead Gruver, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2024
Many will be watching in hopes of reassurance: That Biden, at 81 the oldest president in American history, is physically and mentally up for another four years on the job;
Or that Trump, 78, intends to focus on the needs of the country more than his personal grievances.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
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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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