consolation
noun
con·so·la·tion
ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈlā-shən 
1
2
: something that consoles
specifically
: a contest held for those who have lost early in a tournament
Examples of consolation in a Sentence
His kind words were a consolation to me.
the consolation of the grieving family by their pastor
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Trump swept all seven battleground states and Republicans took the Senate, leaving Democrats clinging to tenuous hopes of an improbable victory in the House as consolation.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
The starling lived with Mozart and his family for three years—apparently influencing his work and serving as his companion, his distraction, his consolation, and his muse.
—The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 Dec. 2024
The finale saw Kitty expelled from KISS for her semester spent living in the boy's dorm, but as a consolation, her mother's former roommate — principal Jina Lim (Yunjin Kim) — gave her a letter that teen Eve wrote to Jina way back when.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Trump swept all seven battleground states and Republicans took the Senate, leaving Democrats clinging to tenuous hopes of an improbable victory in the House as consolation.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
The starling lived with Mozart and his family for three years—apparently influencing his work and serving as his companion, his distraction, his consolation, and his muse.
—The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Consolation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consolation. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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consolation
noun
con·so·la·tion
ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈlā-shən
1
: the act or an instance of consoling : the state of being consoled
2
: something that consoles
consolatory
adjective
kən-ˈsōl-ə-ˌtōr-ē
-sä-lə-
-ˌtȯr-
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