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consolation

noun as in relief, comfort

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Perhaps the only consolation for Bublik was avoiding being at the wrong end of the fastest beating of the tournament.

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Fiji did manage a consolation try late on through Naisewa, but by then Scotland's job was done.

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But if the Galaxy can come out of the consolation match with a Champions Cup berth, that would count as a win in what has otherwise been a lost season.

“If they made it to Riverside and performed ‘Don’t Worry Baby,’ it would have been a terrific consolation, yes.”

Will Stuart: Scored the final try of the tour - a consolation, but still a nice moment.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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