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consolation prize

NOUN
runner-up prize
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
grand prize


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Absent that, Donnyland could be an attractive consolation prize.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

But the Lakers postseason run isn’t a bad consolation prize.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

The consolation prize is the NFL Offensive Player of the Year, an award that has evolved into the Too Bad You’re Not a Quarterback trophy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

If the FA Cup really is struggling to count as a consolation prize for Guardiola and City this season, you could have fooled everyone inside Vitality Stadium who watched him.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

Eisenhower made it official on February 7, when he offered Stassen a consolation prize of a position elsewhere in the administration.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik



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