How to Use mitigate in a Sentence
mitigate
verb- Emergency funds are being provided to help mitigate the effects of the disaster.
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One of the best ways to mitigate the weight of a leather bag?
— Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2023 -
The test were done in the hope of learning how to mitigate crash fires.
— Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 17 Aug. 2024 -
Oxy and Anadarko failed to agree on a way to mitigate those stock fears.
— Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle, 7 June 2019 -
The world has a lot of work ahead to mitigate its effects.
— Alexandra Ossola, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2019 -
For one, a big tree helps mitigate the scale of a very big house.
— Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2021 -
But is that enough to mitigate the risk for those looking to hit the slopes?
— Ben Leonard, baltimoresun.com, 1 Dec. 2020 -
Mayne says Day One has tried its best to mitigate the risks, of course.
— David Pierce, The Verge, 29 Mar. 2023 -
Maybe the bye mitigates the fact that Seattle is again on the road, for the fifth time in seven weeks.
— Bob Condotta, The Seattle Times, 26 Oct. 2018 -
The plan to mitigate the risk is to keep the hatch on the Zvezda module leading to the PrK tunnel closed.
— Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024 -
One way to mitigate that is to spread US troops and assets out among more bases.
— Brad Lendon and Michelle Lim, CNN, 6 Dec. 2019 -
Our job is to mitigate and reduce the bad and amplify the good.
— NBC News, 10 Oct. 2021 -
Still, there are steps parents can take to mitigate the spread of colds when kids head back to class.
— New York Times, 26 Feb. 2021 -
And the funds would go toward projects meant to mitigate the dam’s impact.
— Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 4 Feb. 2022 -
The good news is that winds out of the gorge should slacken by late morning helping to mitigate wind chills.
— oregonlive, 23 Dec. 2022 -
In a test call, my voice sounded clear and the mic did a fine job of mitigating background noise.
— PCMAG, 6 Apr. 2024 -
But the next best way to mitigate the virus is to wear a mask, to socially distance and to keep away from large crowds.
— Chris Cillizza, CNN, 18 Aug. 2021 -
During the first wave, states must gear up to mitigate a second wave.
— Anna Kuchment, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2020 -
As a way to mitigate risk and reduce costs, neobanks may not offer the same range of products as big banks.
— Ivana Pino, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2022 -
Like banks, credit unions also have to make sure to spread their loans to mitigate risks, Reedy said.
— Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2023 -
There was just a chance to mitigate craziness that could happen to either of us.
— Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 5 June 2023 -
The agency launched a new web page this week to mitigate the damage of widespread falsehoods.
— Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024 -
What's the best way to mitigate the candy damage your family will do ahead of the big day?
— Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 25 Oct. 2021 -
That Ed was a Christian mitigated the pain of his loss.
— Earl Swift, Outside Online, 20 June 2018 -
Any salary earned at a future job in football will mitigate what is owed by UO.
— Andrew Greif, OregonLive.com, 4 Jan. 2018 -
Firefighters will remain close to the scene to mitigate hot spots.
— Brett Simpson, SFChronicle.com, 23 June 2020 -
There are ways to have cooler pavement that helps mitigate against that.
— Matt Simon, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024 -
But the report says little about how the changes will help mitigate the effects of climate change.
— Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 26 Nov. 2021 -
That suggests that the risk can potentially be mitigated but still requires further study, says Allayee.
— Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024 -
Non-scientists may still think that way, but research is painting a different picture: about 40% of all cancers could be thwarted by mitigating certain risk factors, especially through a healthier lifestyle.
— Matt Fuchs, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
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