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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
  • Rain chances decrease this afternoon, with seasonable highs in the mid-70s expected.
    — Shane Hinton, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping during the war in Gaza led to a decrease in traffic through the Suez Canal, gouging Egypt’s revenues.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of decrease
Noun
  • In an effort to prevent more homes from catching fire, West Metro Fire Rescue conducted a demonstration on the importance of fire mitigation to protect homes and property.
    — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Chief Facilities Executive Krisztina Tokes could offer no such assurance, advising the board that state earthquake mitigation funds are underfunded and oversubscribed.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of mitigation
Noun
  • Today, the region is the focus of extensive central government investment and poverty alleviation efforts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Toward the end of the ’70s the alleviation of rural poverty took center stage.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of alleviation
Noun
  • Both abstinence and moderation support groups can be helpful.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Sober darties are rising alongside a broader moderation trend, but alcohol hasn’t disappeared from college social life.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of moderation
Noun
  • Menopausal women spent years unable to get relief from the potentially deadly but often preventable effects of recurrent urinary tract infections, due to the FDA’s black box warning for estrogen products.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Winston was 11 of 27 for 111 yards in relief during the Rams game.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of relief
Noun
  • This array of perils suggests that the gate closure has less to do with the passions around the Middle East than with domestic politics of appeasement.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Stephen Colbert’s award-winning Late Show was canceled in a move that many have labeled political appeasement, and the flagship evening newscast baselessly recast the January 6 insurrection as a partisan squabble.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of appeasement
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