reassure
verb (used with object)
to restore to assurance or confidence.
is reassuring
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present progressiveof reassure (3rd person singular).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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"The charges brought against the four… is reassuring that there is light at the end of the tunnel for women and girls in Sierra Leone," Sesay said.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
If you think the U.S. stock market’s recent rally “borrowed” some of the gains that otherwise would have been produced this summer, history is reassuring.
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
Though it is reassuring that it uses well-known and community-reviewed ciphers.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026
If life feels messy or unstable, it is reassuring to think biology is partly responsible.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 19, 2026
These days it is reassuring to know that nature and physics, in their present meanings, have been interconnected in our minds, by a sort of hunch, for all these years.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
