as in alleviates
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 mitigates
Yet the crisis arrives at a time when the helium market has been awash in surplus, which mitigates the war’s immediate effect.
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026
At least the quality of cabin materials—the complex leather stitching, the suppleness of the hide, the tasteful integration of carbon-fiber trim—lends the cabin a feeling of specialness that mitigates some of the tech frustrations.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2026
Datebook Picks The production’s bilingual libretto by Eiki Isomura and Josh Shaw, which gives Japanese to the Japanese characters and English to the American ones, mitigates the piece’s colonialism — but only somewhat.
—Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2026
Notably, although overpaying is still possible, the tipping system largely mitigates this issue since tip prices are rarely all that high.
—Ethan M. Stone, Ascend Agency, 20 Feb. 2026
Schumaker said Sunday that health — and, more specifically, an alignment that best mitigates usage injuries for each individual over the course of a season — may ultimately drive the decision.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
Why Stock Pickers Win More With Multi-Asset Portfolios Market behaviors differ, but a diverse asset mix mitigates volatility.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Each unit’s weekly cleaning regimen includes completely emptying the waste with the vacuum truck’s suction wand, adding deodorizer that breaks down future waste and mitigates bad smells, scrubbing and disinfecting every surface inside the unit, and restocking paper goods.
—Tom Huddleston Jr.
mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2026
Despite its youth-restoring effect, however, retinol is notoriously drying; that said, Hada Tokyo’s cream mitigates the issue via hyaluronic acid.
—Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 21 Jan. 2026
Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026
At least the quality of cabin materials—the complex leather stitching, the suppleness of the hide, the tasteful integration of carbon-fiber trim—lends the cabin a feeling of specialness that mitigates some of the tech frustrations.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2026
Datebook Picks The production’s bilingual libretto by Eiki Isomura and Josh Shaw, which gives Japanese to the Japanese characters and English to the American ones, mitigates the piece’s colonialism — but only somewhat.
—Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2026
Notably, although overpaying is still possible, the tipping system largely mitigates this issue since tip prices are rarely all that high.
—Ethan M. Stone, Ascend Agency, 20 Feb. 2026
Schumaker said Sunday that health — and, more specifically, an alignment that best mitigates usage injuries for each individual over the course of a season — may ultimately drive the decision.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
Why Stock Pickers Win More With Multi-Asset Portfolios Market behaviors differ, but a diverse asset mix mitigates volatility.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Each unit’s weekly cleaning regimen includes completely emptying the waste with the vacuum truck’s suction wand, adding deodorizer that breaks down future waste and mitigates bad smells, scrubbing and disinfecting every surface inside the unit, and restocking paper goods.
—Tom Huddleston Jr.
mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2026
Despite its youth-restoring effect, however, retinol is notoriously drying; that said, Hada Tokyo’s cream mitigates the issue via hyaluronic acid.
—Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mitigates
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The Metra Track 4 project alleviates a bottleneck for the South Shore, reducing the need to wait for Metra trains to clear the tracks for South Shore Line trains to go through.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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This encourages blood flow in the body, and alleviates pressure off the liver, per Mount Sinai.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Rhoades said that the process relieves stress for the pregnant mother.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2026
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Alex Yearwood relieves Canalichio.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Measuring your effort helps your influence authentically grow.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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The drug also helps control glucose levels for people with other types of diabetes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Best lotions for tattoos This body lotion soothes the itchiness and irritation from a new tattoo.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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All told, this is a hotel that cossets and soothes in quiet ways.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Before heading to the bathroom to begin her morning skin-care routine, Rose Ingleton eases into the day in her sunlit Brooklyn brownstone.—
Kaleigh Fasanella,
Allure,
31 Mar. 2026
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Mallard even eases Vance into heaven, which lights up ethereally behind the door of what is normally the NCIS director's adjoining assistant's office.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Mar. 2026
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