assuagement

noun

Definition of assuagementnext
as in decrease

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  1. decrease
  2. mitigation
  3. relief
  4. appeasement
Noun
  • Only 25% of new car buyers are considering an EV for their next purchase, a 2% decrease from last year.
    Anshuman Tripathy, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • As the policy rate increases or decreases, variable mortgage rates are expected to rise or decline respectively.
    Reza Ghazi, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of decrease
Noun
  • In mitigation, Fonseca faced an uphill battle from the start.
    James Horncastle, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • That doesn’t come as a surprise, as Trump courted oil executives for donations during the election—reportedly with Hamm serving as his main point person—and has put a heavy emphasis on ramping up oil and gas drilling in the U.S. and curbing climate change mitigation efforts.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of mitigation
Noun
  • Reactions on social media ran the gamut from disbelief to relief to anger.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • In recent months, the Fed has cut its benchmark rate three-quarters of a percentage point, dialing back its fight against inflation and delivering some relief for borrowers saddled with high costs.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of relief
Noun
  • But Republicans have long faulted the move as evidence of appeasement and are eager for the return of Trump, who in his first term pulled out of the 2015 deal with Iran.
    Brad Dress, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
  • British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s infamous appeasement of Adolf Hitler provides another case in point.
    Keren Yarhi-Milo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
Definition of appeasement
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