as in alleviated
to make more bearable or less severe
this medicine should mitigate the pain until the strained muscle heals itself
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Recent Examples of mitigated
Market response to the news was mitigated.
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Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Stein provided one that satisfied her ambitions and perhaps mitigated a sense of mediocrity.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The decision not only mitigated against jet lag but allowed players to spend the first week on the course, perfecting their pairing strategies, rather than cramming too much time into the days immediately before play started, where media commitments are at their height.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Food Inspection Guide.
—Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
In these regions, the wet-bulb temperature may reach 35 degrees Celsius, or 95 degrees Fahrenheit, if global climate change is not sufficiently mitigated.
—Elfatih Eltahir, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
The impact is limited to electronic customer check-in and baggage drop and can be mitigated with manual check-in operations.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Accordingly, OpenAI mitigated the prompt-injection technique ShadowLeak fell to—but only after Radware privately alerted the LLM maker to it.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
How Companies Can Ready Themselves To Support Freelancers All of the potential risks and issues above can be mitigated if your company’s shift toward a freelance-first approach is planned and handled strategically.
—Jessica Wong, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Stein provided one that satisfied her ambitions and perhaps mitigated a sense of mediocrity.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The decision not only mitigated against jet lag but allowed players to spend the first week on the course, perfecting their pairing strategies, rather than cramming too much time into the days immediately before play started, where media commitments are at their height.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Food Inspection Guide.
—Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
In these regions, the wet-bulb temperature may reach 35 degrees Celsius, or 95 degrees Fahrenheit, if global climate change is not sufficiently mitigated.
—Elfatih Eltahir, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
The impact is limited to electronic customer check-in and baggage drop and can be mitigated with manual check-in operations.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Accordingly, OpenAI mitigated the prompt-injection technique ShadowLeak fell to—but only after Radware privately alerted the LLM maker to it.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
How Companies Can Ready Themselves To Support Freelancers All of the potential risks and issues above can be mitigated if your company’s shift toward a freelance-first approach is planned and handled strategically.
—Jessica Wong, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mitigated
Verb
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Some were skeptical that the plan alleviated national-security concerns.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
20 Sep. 2025
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That program has not alleviated concerns over postproduction deductions and, as of August, had not resolved any cases about that issue, the news organizations found.—
Jacob Orledge,
ProPublica,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some asked if the attacker was still at large, relieved when told the police said the suspect was dead.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Leonard was relieved from the podium, and went about the rest of his afternoon.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Vought, who helped write the policy blueprint known as Project 2025, is playing a major role during the shutdown, including on decisions over whether there are mass layoffs of federal employees instead of furloughs and what funding is cut and what is allowed to flow.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The tax credits, part of the Affordable Care Act, have helped nearly 610,000 Tennesseans afford health insurance premiums this year.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Mendes’ eased into his return with last year’s For Friends and Family Only Tour.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
4 Oct. 2025
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Criteria have been eased several times since then as the kingdom increasingly sees the need to court foreign capital.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The rift was short-lived, as their big feelings were soothed mere minutes into Monday's event.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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The positive experience of being soothed, whether through calming words, laughter or playful connection, encourages a preference for partners who are attuned and responsive.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Mitigated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mitigated. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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