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

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

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2022

As the final buzzer sounded and the Baylor fans roared, the Gonzaga stars didn’t let go of their consolatory hugs.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2021

The only intimation of death came at the end from “Ave Verum Corpus,” a consolatory motet so brief that it could be called a motetlet.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2017

“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