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
While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Food Inspection Guide.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
This, coupled with ineffective governance and/or LLM micro-hallucinations, leads to complacency—but this attitude can be mitigated by having effective AI governance and controls in place.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
From a sustainability and cost standpoint, some of the risk associated with designs made in part with AI could be mitigated by producing garments after they have been purchased.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 21 Mar. 2025
Trust failures can be mitigated by adhering to recognized standards and best practices, proper resourcing, planning for failure and practicing crisis management.
—Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Revealed through an approach that mitigated the infants’ movements (which have previously posed a problem for fMRI readings), this pattern of hippocampal activity and recall rang true for all 26 infants.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
These are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
The stakes in the Consumers’ Research case are mitigated somewhat because the Court’s Republican majority has already given itself the power to veto federal agency actions.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 19 Mar. 2025
So the stakes in the Consumers’ Research case are mitigated somewhat because the Court’s Republican majority has already given itself the power to veto federal agency actions.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 19 Mar. 2025
Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
This, coupled with ineffective governance and/or LLM micro-hallucinations, leads to complacency—but this attitude can be mitigated by having effective AI governance and controls in place.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
From a sustainability and cost standpoint, some of the risk associated with designs made in part with AI could be mitigated by producing garments after they have been purchased.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 21 Mar. 2025
Trust failures can be mitigated by adhering to recognized standards and best practices, proper resourcing, planning for failure and practicing crisis management.
—Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Revealed through an approach that mitigated the infants’ movements (which have previously posed a problem for fMRI readings), this pattern of hippocampal activity and recall rang true for all 26 infants.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
These are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
The stakes in the Consumers’ Research case are mitigated somewhat because the Court’s Republican majority has already given itself the power to veto federal agency actions.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 19 Mar. 2025
So the stakes in the Consumers’ Research case are mitigated somewhat because the Court’s Republican majority has already given itself the power to veto federal agency actions.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 19 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mitigated
Verb
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Introduced last year, the bill failed to advance in Congress even with bipartisan support and changes that alleviated First Amendment worries.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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The No Fakes Act was introduced last year but failed to advance in Congress even with bipartisan support and changes that alleviated First Amendment worries.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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The lingering worries in his mind were eased.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Some of the injuries which precipitated that slump have eased.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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 21 Apr. 2025.
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