as in alleviates
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 mitigates
Tranexamic acid is an amino acid derivative that mitigates inflammation, prevents new dark spots from forming, fades existing ones, clears congestion, and enhances radiance.
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Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
A little understanding mitigates a lot of risk.
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Troy Holaday,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Rebuilding the salt marshes increases the lagoon’s ability to capture carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas and driver of climate change, and mitigates the effects of rising sea levels.
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ABC News,
30 May 2026
The Petti Restaurant mitigates this by covering the containers in mud, creating a striking building that stays a little cooler in India's intense heat.
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Adam Williams
april 24,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2026
Yet the crisis arrives at a time when the helium market has been awash in surplus, which mitigates the war’s immediate effect.
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Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2026
At least the quality of cabin materials—the complex leather stitching, the suppleness of the hide, the tasteful integration of carbon-fiber trim—lends the cabin a feeling of specialness that mitigates some of the tech frustrations.
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Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
25 Feb. 2026
Datebook Picks The production’s bilingual libretto by Eiki Isomura and Josh Shaw, which gives Japanese to the Japanese characters and English to the American ones, mitigates the piece’s colonialism — but only somewhat.
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Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
21 Feb. 2026
Notably, although overpaying is still possible, the tipping system largely mitigates this issue since tip prices are rarely all that high.
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Ethan M. Stone,
Ascend Agency,
20 Feb. 2026
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
A little understanding mitigates a lot of risk.
—
Troy Holaday,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Rebuilding the salt marshes increases the lagoon’s ability to capture carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas and driver of climate change, and mitigates the effects of rising sea levels.
—
ABC News,
30 May 2026
The Petti Restaurant mitigates this by covering the containers in mud, creating a striking building that stays a little cooler in India's intense heat.
—
Adam Williams
april 24,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2026
Yet the crisis arrives at a time when the helium market has been awash in surplus, which mitigates the war’s immediate effect.
—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2026
At least the quality of cabin materials—the complex leather stitching, the suppleness of the hide, the tasteful integration of carbon-fiber trim—lends the cabin a feeling of specialness that mitigates some of the tech frustrations.
—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
25 Feb. 2026
Datebook Picks The production’s bilingual libretto by Eiki Isomura and Josh Shaw, which gives Japanese to the Japanese characters and English to the American ones, mitigates the piece’s colonialism — but only somewhat.
—
Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
21 Feb. 2026
Notably, although overpaying is still possible, the tipping system largely mitigates this issue since tip prices are rarely all that high.
—
Ethan M. Stone,
Ascend Agency,
20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mitigates
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And without significant sanctions relief that alleviates the suffering of ordinary Iranians and sets the country on a clear path to economic recovery, difficult questions could again arise about the regime’s longstanding policy of defiance against the US.
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Seasoned party-planners say that striving to create meaningful interactions instead of for perfection alleviates some of the stress of hosting.
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Like an Old Testament patriarch whose sins are absorbed in a greater story of redemption, America’s identity as the apostle of liberty relieves it of the excesses of introspection.
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The deep-tissue technique, using thumbs and knuckles, relieves these pain points.
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Every additional dataset helps the robot improve its ability to manipulate objects like a human hand.
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Detecting those compounds helps scientists determine whether the ingredients and conditions necessary for life ever existed beyond our planet.
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The fragrance-free formula moisturizes with ceramides to help restore and strengthen the skin barrier, while the brand's signature thermal spring water soothes and rebalances stressed-out skin.
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The hair growth formula exfoliates and soothes the scalp while simultaneously repairing weak, damaged hair.
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Broadway ticket sales held steady last week as the newish season eases into the post-Tony summer weeks, with Chess posting strong figures during its final week and Celebrity Autobiography doing the opposite during its last bow.
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Long before the sun climbs high, a boat eases into the waters of Lake Maumelle.
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