MITIGATION Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

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Definition of mitigation

as in decrease

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Recent Examples of mitigation Requiring a building permit for agricultural buildings means the structures are inspected annually by one of Yuba County’s nine independent fire districts and that their hazardous materials mitigation plans meet requirements. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 There are effective technologies with the capability to detect and track UUVs, but few tested and fielded defeat/mitigation systems. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026 David Niccolini, the Founder of StatCrux, is a security and risk mitigation expert with almost 30 years of experience across six continents. — David Niccolini, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for mitigation

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Noun

Although the county has experienced a significant decrease in its birth rate over the past decade, its 2024 rate was notably higher compared to the United States, according to the most recent data from Tarrant County Public Health.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
Overdose deaths in Vermont dropped last year to 170, a 37 percent decrease from the peak in 2022, but still far above the 78 deaths recorded in 2010.

— Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Definition of decrease

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In 2023, Musk's X lost its attempt to block a California law requiring social media companies to disclose their content moderation policies.

— James Peckham, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026
Many publishers, forums and platforms have correction, moderation or removal policies for inaccurate content.

— Victoria Marshall, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of moderation

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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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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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But this season feels much more expansive than its predecessors, warning of the personal and professional diminishment that may lie ahead in the increasingly insecure future that tech moguls have promised.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026
One experiment, conducted in England, looked at how people understand the diminishment of ordinary bird species like the common cuckoo and the house sparrow.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Definition of diminishment

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Most recently, he’s rallied to add a further bit of brightness to his public profile by turning in a stellar domination of the Ohio Derby, much to the relief of his veteran trainer Steve Asmussen and his jockey Jose Ortiz.

— Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Cancy McArn, the district’s superintendent, sent a rebuttal letter Thursday to Gordon rejecting the county office’s conclusion that the new teachers’ union agreement would not provide enough financial relief to help the district avoid insolvency.

— Chaewon Chung Updated July 31, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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