mitigated
Example Sentences
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Some of the damage of tariffs has been mitigated by lower interest rates, a fall in the value of the dollar, businesses finding clever ways around them, and, crucially, the many exemptions they contain.
From BBC
“The risk on these pitch-level markets will be significantly mitigated by this new action targeted at the incentive to engage in misconduct.”
From Los Angeles Times
Your light investment in equities mitigated this risk and allowed you to rely more on Social Security and other income.
From MarketWatch
Although "some professionals such as the police reported an increase in time-consuming processes" as a consequence of the legislation, such challenges had been "partially mitigated", it added.
From BBC
“We didn’t pass off the full tariff, and we mitigated wherever we could.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.