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.—
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The proactive investments were augmented by the remarkable achievements of the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which share responsibility for the mitigation of tailpipe carbon dioxide.
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Meghana Keshavan and Olivia Goldhill, STAT, 9 Aug. 2024
Advertisement Rancho Palos Verdes officials are also hoping to utilize that disaster declaration for reimbursement of landslide mitigation, but none of that money has been allocated.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
While a cervical injection also comes with its fair share of discomfort, doctors at the forefront of pain mitigation sing its praises.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2024
The proactive investments were augmented by the remarkable achievements of the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which share responsibility for the mitigation of tailpipe carbon dioxide.
—Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2024
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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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