mitigation
noun
mit·i·ga·tion
ˌmi-tə-ˈgā-shən 
plural mitigations
: the act of mitigating something or the state of being mitigated : the process or result of making something less severe, dangerous, painful, harsh, extensive, or damaging
mitigation of suffering
mitigation of punishment
There was, in sum, a period during the Cold War … when a mitigation of the Cold War, including a renegotiation of some of its most troublesome tensions, was possible or even probable.—
John Lukacs
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The intention is to facilitate navigation, but also to help ensure the ability to provide flood mitigation and allow for search and rescue missions.
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Interestingly, this low-cost, high-efficiency technology could serve as a blueprint for global desert restoration and climate change mitigation.
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Had a mitigation agreement not been reached by Wednesday, the matter would have gone to arbitration.
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
The new mayor also scrapped two orders Adams issued last month that created new offices at City Hall dedicated, respectively, to rat mitigation and cryptocurrency industry growth.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
Interestingly, this low-cost, high-efficiency technology could serve as a blueprint for global desert restoration and climate change mitigation.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
Had a mitigation agreement not been reached by Wednesday, the matter would have gone to arbitration.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mitigation
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mitigation
noun
mit·i·ga·tion
ˌmit-ə-ˈgā-shən
1
: the act of mitigating or state of being mitigated
the cure, prevention, or mitigation of disease—Encyclopedia Americana
Encyclopedia Americana2
: something that mitigates
a large number of drugs and mitigations … at the clinic—The Journal of the American Medical Association
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