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What does consolation mean?

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Noun
  1. The act of consoling.
  2. The prize or benefit for the loser.
  3. (sports) A consolation goal.
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His only consolation is that each setback provides ammunition for his songwriting.
That's all very well, of course, but little consolation when the wins stop coming.
Sunday's consolation game was a rematch against Western Washington University.
The other woman, her voice lower, murmured some words of consolation to her friend.
The allusions to a few recent works of sympathetic labor history in this piece are a genuine consolation.
If it is any consolation, it gave me time to admire the decorative lights put up by some people in their homes and gardens.

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