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.—
John Lukacs
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Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The company is looking at all sorts of mitigation plans, Ford said, though not at the expense of pulling back investments in future growth such as lowering research and development spending.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
The costs go to various responses, including on-the-ground response teams, vaccine doses and vaccination clinics, case reporting, contact tracing, mitigation plans, infection prevention, data systems, and other technical assistance to state health departments.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2025
That information can also help inform policy decisions on forest management and climate mitigation.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
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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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