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Thesaurus entry: abatement
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abatement
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noun
1.
the abatement of the wind
synonyms
: lessening, moderation, decrease, decline, ebb, alleviation, attenuation.
See abate 1.
2.
the abatement of the pain
synonyms
: easing, decrease, moderation, relief, mitigation, assuagement, palliation, appeasement, attenuation.
See abate 2.
3.
the abatement of noise levels
synonyms
: decrease, reduction, lowering.
See abate 3.
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
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Article: USS SHOULD GET ABATEMENT ONLY IF IT DELIVERS ON JOBS, ...
Post-Tribune (IN);
December 15, 1993 ;
700+ words
... ... subsidizing job loss with tax abatements? If the results show ... granting a further abatement. Second, any new ... cancellation of the abatement. This provision must ... the purpose of tax abatements is public benefit in ... condition for any new abatement, USS should clean ...
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