MOLLIFICATION Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

mollification

noun

Definition of mollification

as in mitigation

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Noun

Haugen says the best mitigation to AI harms is for this kind of auditing to be required by law across the industry, the way outside auditors are entitled to review the books at banks.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
The Davis Open Space and Habitat Commission approved Willowgrove’s agricultural land mitigation plan last month, and the City Council approved it Tuesday as part of its consent calendar.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of mitigation

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The decreases come as the CTA boosted law enforcement on the system at the federal government’s behest, a move that threatened to withhold funding from the transit agency after last year’s Blue Line attack.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
If the amount of money provided by the state to school districts decreases because some children leave for private school, the legislature can adjust the Blueprint funding formula that ties funding to the number of students who attend a school.

— Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026

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Hinton, known as the godfather of AI, is portrayed as a saintly figure who espouses a model of growth based on truth, patience, and moderation, much to the frustration of his pupil.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Google initially declined to approve the app for its Play Store over concerns about its content moderation practices.

— byDebbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of moderation

Noun

In the standard story, the United States, Britain, and France stood by, wringing their hands and straining for appeasement while the Japanese stampeded through Asia and Nazi Storm Troopers ran roughshod over Europe.

— Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
This array of perils suggests that the gate closure has less to do with the passions around the Middle East than with domestic politics of appeasement.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of appeasement

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But in Zoe Kazan’s version, those diminishments let Lee become the new core of the show’s depiction of purpose and responsibility.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
But this season feels much more expansive than its predecessors, warning of the personal and professional diminishment that may lie ahead in the increasingly insecure future that tech moguls have promised.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026

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