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consolation

[kon-suh-ley-shuhn] / ˌkɒn səˈleɪ ʃən /


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Michael Lowry got a consolation score, but Montpellier were left to celebrate as they lifted the Challenge Cup for a third time as Arthur Vincent put icing on the cake.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Red card, consolation pizza for USA soccer fans.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

“I guess we can’t do that, babe,” Cohen, 36, a vacationer from New Jersey, told 3½ -year-old Chloe, who stared back, confused, then got an ice pop as consolation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Absent that, Donnyland could be an attractive consolation prize.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

Joyce was nearby, and that was a consolation.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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