adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
smile
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No harm now, Chrissie thought, and glanced back at her son with a reassuring smile .
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Alice caught a reassuring smile from the guitarist.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I found his words enormously reassuring .
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My dad tried to sound calm and reassuring .
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Routines are reassuring to a child.
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The teacher gave him a reassuring smile.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Brian and I didn't talk, but occasionally gave one another a reassuring pat.
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He wanted to be gone, even though Deuce made reassuring promises and Doug could one day turn out to be a friend.
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They represent a reassuring urban parallel to the exotic exploits of Richard Long and Hamish Fulton.
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This is not a particularly reassuring prospect.
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Thus, we can not give the reassuring answer one expects from theories.
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When he eventually succeeded Nixon, Ford immediately made reassuring noises to his former colleagues in the legislature.
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You need a reassuring presence in your life, Preston.