assuagement

noun

Definition of assuagementnext
as in decrease

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  1. decrease
  2. mitigation
  3. alleviation
  4. moderation
  5. relief
  6. appeasement
Noun
  • Kuna residents would pay $20 more per $100,000 of property value in their taxes, while Nampa would see a decrease of $2 per $100,000, according to Nampa Fire Protection District Chief Kirk Carpenter.
    — Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026
  • While this natural decrease is not unique to Florida, its social, economic and demographic impacts may be more pronounced if the state is no longer a migrant magnet.
    — Karin Brewster, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
Definition of decrease
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  • Weed abatement and vegetation management are effective fire prevention and mitigation methods to help protect properties, stated a staff report.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • After the planning board vote, Miami City Commissioner Damian Pardo held a town hall meeting at which Regalado and other county officials sought to allay those fears, promising to shield the neighborhood and develop traffic-mitigation measures.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Definition of mitigation
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  • Chinese diplomats and the foreign ministry say that their outreach in the region is aimed at building friendship and assisting countries with poverty alleviation, agricultural and economic development, and law and order.
    — Didi Kirsten Tatlow, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Lillian Wald, the founder of public health nursing, was also a champion of women’s suffrage, poverty alleviation, and racial equality.
    — Patrick Smith, STAT, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of alleviation
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  • With the center sliding ever rightward, is the board’s plea for moderation a ploy to keep the Democrats compliant and accepting in their/our being dragged along through the corridors of power?
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • One faction argues that battle-ground states are won by re-assuring swing voters and projecting moderation.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 8 July 2026
Definition of moderation
Noun
  • But immediate relief may not come just yet for homeowners and renters, said Yonah Freemark, a housing research associate at the Urban Institute.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • Eventually, the enterprise fell through altogether, pretty much to McElwee’s relief.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026
Definition of relief
Noun
  • Peace under these conditions is little more than a postponement of hostilities, and the risks of appeasement are always high.
    — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2026
  • But appeasement will only aid Xi Jinping’s imperial goals.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of appeasement
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