as in to alleviate
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 mitigate
The team aims to identify solutions to mitigate or eliminate environmental contaminants and risks through not only physical building improvements, but also by providing families and property owners and managers with tools and resources to create healthier spaces.
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Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
And a third approach, outlined recently in Foreign Affairs by Jennifer Kavanagh and Stephen Wertheim, emphasizes that bolstering Taiwan’s self-defense and enabling offshore U.S. support is the best route to sustaining deterrence while also mitigating the risk of escalation.
—Oriana Skylar Mastro, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2025
Many of Home Depot’s competitors and suppliers have been raising prices to mitigate cost increases from the 10% universal tariffs on every product entering the United States and higher levies on Chinese goods.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
How to mitigate your risk The best way to stay safe?
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 19 May 2025
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Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
And a third approach, outlined recently in Foreign Affairs by Jennifer Kavanagh and Stephen Wertheim, emphasizes that bolstering Taiwan’s self-defense and enabling offshore U.S. support is the best route to sustaining deterrence while also mitigating the risk of escalation.
—Oriana Skylar Mastro, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2025
Many of Home Depot’s competitors and suppliers have been raising prices to mitigate cost increases from the 10% universal tariffs on every product entering the United States and higher levies on Chinese goods.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
How to mitigate your risk The best way to stay safe?
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mitigate
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Press coverage at the time of Alexander’s death focused in part on her operation of Anger Room, a business in Dallas where customers could alleviate stress by smashing items in rooms made to look like a workplace or a living area.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2025
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This development alleviates pressures on the semiconductor industry, which has been impacted by supply chain disruptions and uncertain business conditions.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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Consult a healthcare provider if dietary changes do not relieve constipation symptoms.—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
15 May 2025
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Both federal and local initiatives could help spur more homebuilding, helping relieve the affordability crunch in many regions, Evangelou said.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
15 May 2025
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By continuously observing and analyzing these data, these systems generate personalized interventions designed to help users manage times of mental strain.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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To partially offset the lost revenue, Republicans propose repealing or phasing out more quickly the clean energy tax credits passed during Joe Biden’s presidency, helping to bring down the overall cost of the tax portion to about $3.8 trillion.—
Kevin Freking,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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Celebrate this soothing herb with live music, seminars, demos, workshops, farm tours and other activities on the Western Slope.—
Sarah Kuta,
Denver Post,
14 May 2025
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Lighting fixtures are inspired by the Indian tradition of hair oiling, a chair is meant to soothe anxiety and wall art is made of construction materials tied to a childhood memory.—
Anna Kodé,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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And deficit hawks may be happy to cut back on green-energy projects and rural-hospital funding pots of money, but that won’t ease the sting of this bill’s overall price tag.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
22 May 2025
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Babies love latching onto the soft, squishy silicone, easing the transition from breast- to bottlefeeding, and the anti-colic valve means there will be fewer burps.—
Toby Rose,
Parents,
22 May 2025
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“Mitigate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mitigate. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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