reassuring
adjective
re·as·sur·ing
ˌrē-ə-ˈshu̇r-iŋ 
: restoring or intended to restore confidence : reducing or eliminating worry or uncertainty
reassuring news
a reassuring smile/response
"Of course you can come," said Kit, stooping to give the child a reassuring hug.—
Elizabeth George Speare
Elizabeth George SpeareCliffs Notes, of course, are those popular little study guides with the yellow-and-black covers emblazoned with the reassuring motto, "Your Key to the Classics."—Glenn Collins
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Data displayed on SpaceX's live broadcast of the launch showed all 33 of the rocket's engines fired normally during its initial ascent from Texas, a reassuring sign for the reliability of the Super Heavy booster.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
Others, trying to sound confidently reassuring, risk being perceived as insensitively dismissive of legitimate reasons for widespread anxiety coursing through their companies, civic organizations, communities, even families.
—Paul Laudicina, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
With these reassuring words spoken into a microphone, Elisa Sunga sent off a horde of cake lovers to weave around two long tables topped with 162 cakes and dig in.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Your notes become both evidence and a reassuring validation that nothing is wrong with you, especially when you are being underestimated.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
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ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
Others, trying to sound confidently reassuring, risk being perceived as insensitively dismissive of legitimate reasons for widespread anxiety coursing through their companies, civic organizations, communities, even families.
—Paul Laudicina, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
With these reassuring words spoken into a microphone, Elisa Sunga sent off a horde of cake lovers to weave around two long tables topped with 162 cakes and dig in.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Your notes become both evidence and a reassuring validation that nothing is wrong with you, especially when you are being underestimated.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for reassuring
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“Reassuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassuring. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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