as in comforts
a feeling of ease from grief or trouble
the consolation that our favorite foods give us when we're having a bad day
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Recent Examples of consolations
Droll and deadpan, Starnone’s novel offers an accounting of the tolls and the consolations of lifelong artistic pursuit.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Yet even in an awkward or hurtful breakup conversation, the person being broken up with is still offered the dignity of being told to their face that the relationship is ending; ghostees aren’t even allowed these small consolations.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Yet even in an awkward or hurtful breakup conversation, the person being broken up with is still offered the dignity of being told to their face that the relationship is ending; ghostees aren’t even allowed these small consolations.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consolations
Noun
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This time, the Chiefs get the Eagles at Arrowhead Stadium, the near-exact opposite of the neutral-field comforts the Eagles enjoyed on Super Sunday.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Inside, 88 unique rooms with vintage furnishings and original art whisk guests back in time—with the addition of modern comforts like plush mattresses and crisp linens, of course.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Existing savings reliefs and incentives tilt heavily in favor of the better off, and are inordinately complicated to boot.—
Clive Crook,
Twin Cities,
21 Aug. 2025
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Ward and Curlee also started the app Counterbalance, which provides daily encouragements, recipes, community and more.—
Emy LaCroix,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Consolations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consolations. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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