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
Better yet, these risks are mitigated without the company having to invest in detection technologies upfront.
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Danny Jenkins, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
There's general agreement that harms like bias should be mitigated, but disagreements emerge on how exactly to do that.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Unlike the initial injury, secondary brain injury can be mitigated by closely monitoring parameters such as EEG, intracranial pressure (ICP), cerebral blood flow, and brain oxygen levels.
—New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
The environmental impact could be mitigated with smarter usage choices.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024
Both the Navy and Air Force are adhering to the voluntary operational pause, which is indefinite as the services look at how the safety issue can be mitigated.
—Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
He’s made up for his lack of production by delivering key passes or key scrambles in certain critical moments, and the passing game’s shortcomings have been mitigated by Barkley’s dominance.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
None of these measures succeeded in reversing the downward trend in oil production, though Pemex has mitigated losses by increasing condensate output.
—Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Each step in the reasoning was explained—the logical steps were understandable even to a non-technical eye—and Reasoner then suggested follow-up questions about the problem’s impacts and how it could be mitigated.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Danny Jenkins, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
There's general agreement that harms like bias should be mitigated, but disagreements emerge on how exactly to do that.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Unlike the initial injury, secondary brain injury can be mitigated by closely monitoring parameters such as EEG, intracranial pressure (ICP), cerebral blood flow, and brain oxygen levels.
—New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
The environmental impact could be mitigated with smarter usage choices.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024
Both the Navy and Air Force are adhering to the voluntary operational pause, which is indefinite as the services look at how the safety issue can be mitigated.
—Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
He’s made up for his lack of production by delivering key passes or key scrambles in certain critical moments, and the passing game’s shortcomings have been mitigated by Barkley’s dominance.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
None of these measures succeeded in reversing the downward trend in oil production, though Pemex has mitigated losses by increasing condensate output.
—Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Each step in the reasoning was explained—the logical steps were understandable even to a non-technical eye—and Reasoner then suggested follow-up questions about the problem’s impacts and how it could be mitigated.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mitigated
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Downside momentum has alleviated from an intermediate-term perspective, evident in the weekly MACD histogram.Katie Stockton, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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The Kings haven’t exactly alleviated Kopitar of shutdown minutes duty, making this offensive explosion all the more impressive.Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Surely, Johnson had to be relieved to be traded by the lowly Carolina Panthers to a team that is a legitimate Super Bowl contender.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
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They are also relieved that the war, for now, has ended.Loubna Mrie, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
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The store was shut during the COVID-19 pandemic and was reopened briefly after Shanghai eased lockdown measures.Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
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Unfriendly clouds loomed as the Star Breeze eased out of the lagoon.David Swanson, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2025
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Beating this mentality truly lies in the entrepreneur’s mindset and can be soothed by a few critical steps.Sean Gould, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Although both involve shedding, dryness occurs when there’s a lack of moisture and usually can be soothed with hydrating products.Jenna Ryu, SELF, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Mitigated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mitigated. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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