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Consolation

/kˌɑnsəˈleɪʃən/
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(noun) The act or example of consoling; the condition of being consoled.

She turned to her writing of poetry, as a kind of consolation.
It is a consolation that no one was killed.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The team lost the main championship, but winning the smaller regional trophy was a nice ____.

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