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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In December 2025, a ski patroller was killed in an avalanche at Mammoth Mountain resort in central California while conducting avalanche mitigation work.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Buying a home is safe as long as proper radon mitigation is in place, the county said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Investors especially soured on the portfolio in 2022, after the simultaneous fall in both the stock and bond markets eroded trust in what was supposed to be an uncorrelated, balanced strategy that gives investors an ideal blend of growth and risk mitigation.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2026
Among them are plans to continue implementing Proposition 4, the $10-billion climate bond approved by voters in 2024 for programs geared toward wildfire resilience, safe drinking water, flood management, extreme heat mitigation and other similar efforts.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Buying a home is safe as long as proper radon mitigation is in place, the county said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Investors especially soured on the portfolio in 2022, after the simultaneous fall in both the stock and bond markets eroded trust in what was supposed to be an uncorrelated, balanced strategy that gives investors an ideal blend of growth and risk mitigation.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2026
Among them are plans to continue implementing Proposition 4, the $10-billion climate bond approved by voters in 2024 for programs geared toward wildfire resilience, safe drinking water, flood management, extreme heat mitigation and other similar efforts.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Mitigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mitigation. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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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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