mitigation
noun
mit·i·ga·tion
ˌmi-tə-ˈgā-shən 
plural mitigations
: the act of mitigating something or the state of being mitigated : the process or result of making something less severe, dangerous, painful, harsh, extensive, or damaging
mitigation of suffering
mitigation of punishment
There was, in sum, a period during the Cold War … when a mitigation of the Cold War, including a renegotiation of some of its most troublesome tensions, was possible or even probable.—
John Lukacs
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 July 2026
Alison King, vice president of government affairs at Forescout, argued that organizations should prioritize risk mitigation over risk transfer.
—
Heather Wishart-Smith,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The fire is growing rapidly, but wind is driving the flames northeast away from Ouray into the Uncompahgre National Forest, according to the Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team, which took over mitigation efforts Monday evening.
—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
1 July 2026
Extreme weather — and mitigation against it — will shape the future of competition between the US and China, two experts wrote in Foreign Affairs.
—
J.d. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for mitigation
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mitigation
noun
mit·i·ga·tion
ˌmit-ə-ˈgā-shən
1
: the act of mitigating or state of being mitigated
the cure, prevention, or mitigation of disease—Encyclopedia Americana
Encyclopedia Americana2
: something that mitigates
a large number of drugs and mitigations … at the clinic—The Journal of the American Medical Association
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