mitigate
Example Sentences
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Gerrard Farmer, master of the Holderness Hunt, said: "There are no wild animals that are interfered with whatsoever. We go to great lengths to mitigate any issues that might come in front of us."
From BBC
When I’m in the thick of mitigating familial expectations, I find it helpful to remind myself that, for the most part, our relatives are coming from a place of excitement and love.
From MarketWatch
It has been reported that discussions shifted to mitigating rather than obliterating the policy completely.
From BBC
U.S. officials were working on legal language to mitigate the risk Boeing components could be spirited from Belarus into Russia.
It said the pause would provide time to work with states and developers to mitigate security risks identified by the Defense Department in “recently completed classified reports.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.