consolations

noun

plural of consolation
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 Alejo listens carefully, occasionally offering a tissue or murmuring consolations. — Megan Greenwell, Bloomberg, 9 June 2026 If those with the strongest case to make against injustice could refuse the psychic consolations of victimhood, then there is something especially unbecoming in white Americans learning to speak the language of racial grievance. — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026 Nothing like the durable consolations of late-life romance, but headier, more exciting and, in the worst cases, far more damaging. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 Toward the end of 2022 and into 2023, Perardi and Youngblood spoke constantly, looping through the same horror, the same consolations. — Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026 Over three nights, hundreds of drivers in both Super Late Model and Open Wheel Modified divisions will battle through prelims on Thursday and Friday, including hot laps, heat races, consolations, and qualifiers, to earn a spot in Saturday’s high-stakes finale. — Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025 There are no consolations to offer the grieving, really, but a squeeze of the hand, or a text, or a phone call, or a card in the mail can be transformative. — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 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
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  1. comforts
  2. reliefs
  3. encouragements
Noun
  • View gallery - 7 images This timber retreat is small on home comforts but big on simple rustic charm.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Restorations have allowed the hotel to retain its historic charm while adapting to modern comforts.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of comforts
Noun
  • Beyond its fascinating reliefs depicting pharaohs and Egyptian deities, the temple offers sweeping panoramic views across Madrid’s western districts.
    — Jennifer Fernández Solano, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The sculptor Berthold Nebel left his mark across Manhattan, from the sea nymphs in the ceilings of the old Cunard Building at the foot of Broadway to the limestone reliefs at the Hispanic Society up on 155th Street.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 July 2026
Definition of reliefs
Noun
  • Many folks send encouragements toward OP mom and her son, while others put heat on the other parents for sexualizing their kids’ friendship.
    — DeVonne Goode, Parents, 26 July 2026
  • All through the park, competitors and onlookers hit vapes and shout tips and encouragements into trees.
    — Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of encouragements

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