She turned to her writing of poetry, as a kind of consolation.
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Consolation
/ˌkɑn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/
Synonyms for "consolation" (42 found)
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Strong matches (12)
Noun(6 words)
Related words (21)
Adjective(1 words)
emotional gesture
encouragementreassurancereliefsharing of griefshred of comfortsolacesolacementsoothing wordssupportsympathy
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9 entriesbooby prizecomforting wordsemotional reliefmoral consolationmoral supportparticipation prizephilosophical comfortreligious consolationrunner up prize
Collocations
6 entriesconsolation prizefalse consolationoffer consolationprovide consolationseek consolationwords of consolation
Inflections
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12 total sentences available.
It is a consolation that no one was killed.
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I didn't win, but at least I got a consolation prize.
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He resorted to his pint of wine for consolation, drank it all in a few minutes, and fell asleep on his arms, with his hair straggling over the table.
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