How to Use mitigation in a Sentence

mitigation

noun
  • As a board member the next step is to ask for a mitigation plan.
    Betsy Atkins, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
  • But flood mitigation work over the years has made a huge impact.
    Kenny Choi, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
  • The maps seek to guide fire mitigation strategies in areas most at risk.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Our mitigation of risk is working in the genres that people know us for.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Buying a home is safe as long as proper radon mitigation is in place, the county said.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Questions about extra-time and mitigation plans were waved away.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • Trump has not approved a hazard mitigation request for more than a year.
    Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
  • One of them is wildfire mitigation.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The city’s hazard mitigation plan makes scant mention of wildfire smoke.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 9 June 2023
  • Warehouses that fall short of the goal must pay a mitigation fee, which the air district could invest in clean air projects.
    Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
  • There are resources available for people who need radon mitigation and can’t afford it.
    Jan Lowery, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Knowing what causes a disease is often the first step for mitigation.
    JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Radon mitigation systems use fans and pipes to pull radon gas from below the foundation of the home and vent it outside.
    Jan Lowery, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The good news is that now is the perfect time to take proactive measures and establish a mitigation plan.
    Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 June 2026
  • Most mitigation for this sit at the enterprise level.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • The state’s clean air board says that enteric mitigation measures will likely be needed to achieve the goal.
    Josh Ulick, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Their findings will serve to prepare for what will likely be a years-long mitigation and restoration effort.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • This risk, its possible outcomes and their mitigation have long been of interest to me.
    Rick N. Tumlinson, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Some of those leftover funds are now going towards wildfire mitigation projects.
    Alan Gionet, CBS News, 21 June 2026
  • But adaptation and mitigation are not rivals for the same budget.
    Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Most fleeces are also porous enough to let breezes in, which is great for sweat mitigation but bad for comfort amid 30-mph winds.
    Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
  • At that point, their hope and intention was to stick with Slot, for whom so many factors were cited in mitigation.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 31 May 2026
  • Most fleeces are also porous enough to let breezes in, which is great for sweat mitigation but bad for comfort amidst 30-mph winds.
    Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
  • As Howe said, there is bigger-picture mitigation.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
  • As a mitigation specialist, my job has evolved from that tradition.
    Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
  • So, if you’re concerned, avoid gels altogether or use some of the mitigation strategies above.
    Brian Underwood, Women's Health, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Some have been told to work with a wildfire mitigation specialist to cut their risk or face losing coverage.
    Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The sentence was then reduced to six years with mitigation taken into account.
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • Those funds will be used for county-wide home improvement loans and radon mitigation grants, Swenson said.
    Mars King, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Neguse knows Colorado is in dire need of mitigation efforts.
    Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 3 June 2026

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