consolation prize

noun

: a prize given to a runner-up or a loser in a contest

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Ultimately, Harris failed to catch fire and dropped out before Iowa, but got the ultimate consolation prize when Joe Biden picked her as his running mate in 2020. Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Darrell Taylor, who some viewed as a consolation prize for the Bears, meanwhile ranks 34th. Phil Rogers, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 There are no acceptable consolation prizes when a team loses the way the Bears did. Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2024 Last night, during the MTV Video Music Awards Flavor Flav presented Chiles with a bronze clock medal as a consolation prize. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for consolation prize 

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of consolation prize was in 1886

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“Consolation prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consolation%20prize. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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