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 Ather Energy Ather says it's also mitigated a couple of potentially awful situations that might arise with the key. — New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026 Lightning sparked the White Hawk Trail fire in 2025 near his home in the middle of the land mitigated for fire and drought resilience. — Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2026 Though the threat of an explosion was mitigated in early June, cleanup didn't begin until the very end of the month. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Fire crews were fighting the blaze in smaller numbers because the threat to homes and people have been mitigated. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026 The vulnerability, disclosed as part of Snowflake’s HackerOne vulnerability disclosure platform and mitigated on June 23, enabled Wiz to obtain access to sensitive data in Snowflake’s internal Jira environment. — Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 What are the environmental risks, and how will they be mitigated? — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2026 That could have mitigated the Dodgers’ huge advantage in slugging. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mitigated
  1. alleviated
  2. relieved
  3. helped
  4. eased
  5. soothed
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  • However, Paramount’s recent decision to put those commitments in writing has alleviated Cinemark and others’ concerns.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Effective deployment of oil in storage alleviated the strain, too.
    — Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of alleviated
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  • The Lincoln was relieved by the USS George Washington last week, and it is expected to make a port call in Thailand in the coming days, according to several news reports.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The different kinds of Roman toilet At home, the poorest Romans relieved themselves in chamber pots.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of relieved
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  • Wearing something slightly more playful also helped keep the whole day from feeling too serious or dramatic.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Van Noy’s familiarity with defensive coordinator Brian Flores helped Minnesota’s pursuit.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of helped
Verb
  • Globally, refinery capacity shortages have helped keep fuel prices elevated even as crude prices have eased.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The immediate danger eased only when the barrier drained gradually rather than collapsing all at once.
    — Umesh Haritashya, The Conversation, 29 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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“Mitigated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mitigated. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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