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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Bass spokesperson Clara Karger said the Bass administration is also seeking funding for the Sepulveda Basin and emergency heat mitigation.
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—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024
In California, that means investing in heavy mitigation efforts such as clearing vegetation around a property in a wildfire zone.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
Other steps include creating positions within the transportation department to coordinate climate change mitigation and adaptation, changing the budgeting process to analyze and disclose transportation projects’ greenhouse gas impacts, and establishing a youth council to advise the department.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2024
Crews finished avalanche mitigation on the 12,095-foot pass connecting Twin Lakes and Aspen over the Continental Divide, according to a post on X by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 31 May 2024
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Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024
In California, that means investing in heavy mitigation efforts such as clearing vegetation around a property in a wildfire zone.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
Other steps include creating positions within the transportation department to coordinate climate change mitigation and adaptation, changing the budgeting process to analyze and disclose transportation projects’ greenhouse gas impacts, and establishing a youth council to advise the department.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2024
Crews finished avalanche mitigation on the 12,095-foot pass connecting Twin Lakes and Aspen over the Continental Divide, according to a post on X by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 31 May 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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