consolatory

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Mr Chambers said he expects more of that consolatory but firm tone at Thursday's meeting.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2025

And five days later, as Ohtani was paraded around his new home ballpark covered in blue and white, Balelo offered only consolatory remarks about his client’s old club.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2023

Shorn of its new age-y trappings, Sarah Kirkland-Snider’s “Nausicaa” was a consolatory prayer, and two Missy Mazzoli pieces smoldered without being too heavy.

From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2022

The reactions from teammates and coaches to the true freshman quarterback were congratulatory, not consolatory.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2022

“I know not what to say of your Letter,” he wrote, “but that it is one of the most consolatory I have ever received.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis