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, 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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Juwayriah Wright, Time, 4 June 2025
In March, the OCC terminated its 2021 consent order related to loss mitigation practices in the company’s Home Lending business.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
Market Diversification And Localization Strategies Strategic market expansion is one of the angles to offset tariff mitigation.
—Mustansir Paliwala, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Within days, Meta Pixel circumvented the mitigation by adding a new method that swapped the STUN requests with the TURN requests.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 June 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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