assure
verb (used with object)
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to.
are assuring
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present progressiveof assure.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Authorities are assuring voters the process will not endanger their health.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 13, 2020
I hope your family and friends are assuring you that you did make a difference in this country.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 8, 2018
The White House and House leadership are assuring the public that they’re acquiring the votes they need, and that they’ll be at 216 by Thursday’s scheduled roll call.
From Slate ● Mar. 21, 2017
Friends are assuring you that this will pass and people will move on to the next thing.
From Time ● Nov. 6, 2014
Furthermore, these changes often stand out thus sharply from my original text, that very numerous readers are assuring me that they could say very precisely where the forgery begins and where it ends.
From My Life and My Efforts by Gunther Olesch
