mitigated

verb

past tense of mitigate
as in alleviated
to make more bearable or less severe this medicine should mitigate the pain until the strained muscle heals itself

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Recent Examples of mitigated Unexpected outcomes can be mitigated by improving alignment, Moussouris said, something that will likely be a primary focus for the creators of AI models in the coming months. — Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 That could have mitigated the Dodgers’ huge advantage in slugging. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026 This has mitigated the real economic impact of the crisis so far (as detailed in a previous column, here). — George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Bigger picture But ultimately, many of these debris concerns could be mitigated with more responsible behaviors from space agencies and launch providers, Sorge said. — Leonard David, Space.com, 22 July 2026 Under Section 106, agencies more commonly use a memorandum of agreement in those circumstances to specify up front how adverse effects will be avoided, minimized, or mitigated. — Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026 In the decades since, professional guidance largely treated children’s media use as a behavior to be mitigated. — Gabriel E. Hales, The Conversation, 17 July 2026 According to Obernolte, these harms are important but they can be mitigated by states at the deployment stage. — Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 16 July 2026 Heather Diehl | Getty Images While the FIFA World Cup provided a tourism boost to host cities, its positive impact was mitigated by economic weakness seen elsewhere, according to a Federal Reserve report released Wednesday. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mitigated
  1. alleviated
  2. relieved
  3. helped
  4. eased
  5. soothed
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  • Google may have alleviated immediate concerns by deciding to quickly remove the AI tool within Google Earth—but its statement suggested that the company could eventually bring the feature back in the future.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
  • Some patients also report that the drugs have alleviated a range of addictions, from alcohol to gambling.
    — Elyse Moody, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026
Definition of alleviated
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  • For the moment, though, I was relieved to turn on the navigation and follow our blue dot all the way home.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Although Salguero-Olivares has maintained his innocence, Connie was relieved that there was an arrest in her daughter’s case.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of relieved
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  • Meanwhile, the women’s assortment sees the return of the Lil Maggie, an ultra-low-rise flare that helped define the early 2000s denim era.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Over the years, she's been given a moon rock and received a piece of gold foil that covered the Apollo 11 capsule — a gift from one of the Navy frogmen who helped recover the command module and its crew.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of helped
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  • Strong winds eased in Greece, allowing firefighting flights to resume, a day after a midair collision between two helicopters killed two crew members.
    — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The source claimed that the arrangement had eased any potential tension between the pair.
    — Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of eased
Verb
  • Paul is easily soothed, enjoys engaging with others, and feels comfortable in new environments.
    — MARE Staff, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Abbott’s campaign season turnabout on data centers doesn’t seem to have soothed many.
    — Marc Levy, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of soothed

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