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reassurance

[ree-uh-shoor-uhns, -shur] / ˌri əˈʃʊər əns, -ˈʃɜr /




NOUN
security blanket
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It plays into it a lot, but then we need reassurance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

While Putin's visit is not expected to receive the same pomp as Trump's, "the Xi-Putin relationship does not require that kind of performative reassurance", said Patricia Kim from the Brookings Institution in Washington.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

But Adlington said the response offered little reassurance.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Maybe my resistance to parenting content stems from the fact that I don’t want to perform insecurity for a jolt of reassurance.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

But I feel like I've spent most of my life wishing for someone else's approval, or relying on their reassurance that I'm living my life the right way.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman




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