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- verb Present participle of
reassure . - adjective That
reassures ; causingcomfort orconfidence .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective restoring confidence and relieving anxiety
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Examples
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His voice was grave, his expression reassuring yet concerned.
The Opposite of Me SARAH PEKKANEN 2010
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Indeed, it should be reassuring from a democratic perspective.
Brendan Nyhan: What Today's Predicted Outcome Will and Will Not Mean Brendan Nyhan 2010
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Indeed, it should be reassuring from a democratic perspective.
Brendan Nyhan: What Today's Predicted Outcome Will and Will Not Mean Brendan Nyhan 2010
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Blagojovich has been a headache since he managed to use his considerable war chest and smear his opposition in reassuring his re-election as Gov.
Guessing Game on Blagojevich’s Future - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Geller said that he has had some success in reassuring Jewish voters when speaking to them one-on-one, but that national Jewish delegates had not made many inroads.
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Less reassuring is what the President-elect has to say about taxes.
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Geller said that he has had some success in reassuring Jewish voters when speaking to them one-on-one, but that national Jewish delegates had not made many inroads.
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Ninety minutes spent comforting, assisiting and reassuring is not measured nor does it impact on my “performance indicators.”
Terrorism is the new Rock ‘n’ Roll. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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Less reassuring is what the President-elect has to say about taxes.
Stromata Blog: 2008
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Everything was reassuring from the beginning of the call and the problem was addressed and resolved about as quickly as it could be.
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