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
  • Operating income was $224 million, a decrease of $17 million versus prior year, which the company attributed to higher direct operating expenses.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 July 2026
  • Even with the decrease, the Charlotte region continues to be a magnet for newcomers.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Definition of decrease
Noun
  • The reflexive response to a public-health crisis—to dispatch medical and law-enforcement teams to the front lines—only guarantees the swift elimination of precisely those responsible for effective mitigation.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
  • Many financial institutions offer hardship or loss-mitigation programs, which could help make your situation more manageable.
    — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 24 July 2026
Definition of mitigation
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  • Once a deeply impoverished and remote region, Fuping county has been a posterchild for success in Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s poverty alleviation campaign over the previous decade – and officials are keen to continue to find ways to boost growth.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of alleviation
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  • In any case, OpenAI’s breach of Hugging Face is both a cautionary tale of lack of guardrails on the offensive side and over moderation on the defensive side.
    — Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Instead of focusing primarily on content moderation, companies should treat identity as the new security perimeter, defending against bots, fake accounts and falsified identities.
    — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
Definition of moderation
Noun
  • Born and raised in Liberty City, Gunder has worked to aid Black communities with housing, provide hurricane relief, and assist low-income communities.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • Cameron pitched seven scoreless innings in relief while allowing two hits, three walks and recording eight strikeouts.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
Definition of relief
Noun
  • One way out of the doom and gloom would be for Winnipeg to announce the aforementioned Hellebuyck appeasement.
    — Murat Ates, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Both are movements intent on destroying the traditional parts of their parties, and no amount of appeasement will change their objective.
    — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2026
Definition of appeasement
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