MITIGATION Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

mitigation

noun

Definition of mitigation

as in decrease

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Recent Examples of mitigation The primary barrier is a hyper-focus on risk mitigation; legacy systems house decades of tribal business logic, and leaders face valid concerns regarding data privacy and a severe skills gap. — Chetan Mathur, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Lawmakers also cited reporting by ProPublica and other news outlets in pushing to preserve the framework known as civilian harm mitigation and response, or CHMR. — Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 6 July 2026 When the television official found Love guilty of foul play without mitigation, the All Blacks were 7-0 down and reduced to 14 men. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 Prior to its cancellation, the parade route had been shortened as a heat mitigation effort. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for mitigation

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Kuna residents would pay $20 more per $100,000 of property value in their taxes, while Nampa would see a decrease of $2 per $100,000, according to Nampa Fire Protection District Chief Kirk Carpenter.

— Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026
While this natural decrease is not unique to Florida, its social, economic and demographic impacts may be more pronounced if the state is no longer a migrant magnet.

— Karin Brewster, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

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With the center sliding ever rightward, is the board’s plea for moderation a ploy to keep the Democrats compliant and accepting in their/our being dragged along through the corridors of power?

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
One faction argues that battle-ground states are won by re-assuring swing voters and projecting moderation.

— Nik Popli, Time, 8 July 2026

Definition of moderation

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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
Lillian Wald, the founder of public health nursing, was also a champion of women’s suffrage, poverty alleviation, and racial equality.

— Patrick Smith, STAT, 27 Jan. 2026

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