mollification

noun

Definition of mollificationnext
as in mitigation

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  1. mitigation
  2. decrease
  3. appeasement
Noun
  • Risk mitigation is another strength of First Class Automation’s service.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • For internal stakeholders less engaged in sustainability, communicating the value of risk mitigation in terms of regulatory change, energy prices or brand value may help to build bridges.
    Ted Kail, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of mitigation
Noun
  • For instance, the decrease in price and even physical size of core elements like batteries, processing chips and bandwidth have allowed for the creation of devices that provide previously unfathomable experiences.
    Jon Kirchner, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • After 12 weeks of yoga training, questionnaires from the participants showed decreases in tension anxiety, depression, anger-hostility, fatigue, confusion, and somatization.
    Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of decrease
Noun
  • Many rightsholders surround live coverage with docu titles, which are often engineered merely as promotional vehicles or appeasements to league partners.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
  • If your rival is evil, compromise—indeed, negotiation itself—becomes appeasement.
    Christopher Layne, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
Definition of appeasement
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