"thus mitigating" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you are talking about something that is having an effect which is being diminished or reduced. For example, "The new policy will restrict access to the building, thus mitigating the risk of vandalism."
The two managers did all they could to right their sinking funds, even going so far as to pitch to their group's pricing team that the securities should receive higher values, thus mitigating the funds' decline, according to the indictment.
In the end, thoughtfully, he must have decided to do it just after Manly's opening round defeat of Parramatta, figuring he could slip in his "It's not you, it's me" monologue amid their celebrations, thus mitigating Manly's hurt.
Their more immediate task, however, will be to consider revising the budget with a view to delivering a surplus this year, thus mitigating the risk of a withdrawal of investor confidence.
Enormous, steaming piles of compost, 15-20 feet (4.5-6 metres) high and about 158 feet long, lie parallel to one another.Related items Cleaning upMay 31st 2007 Seattle: The dream factoryMay 11th 2007 The war on shopping bags: Plastics of evilMar 29th 2007Trucks are constantly dumping green scraps into the "tipping building", where the air gets sucked out and filtered, thus mitigating the odours.
Thus, mitigating CO2 has become an urgent necessity.
Disinfected surfaces eventually become contaminated, thus, mitigating the benefit of the initial disinfection.
Liberalization could have been achieved gradually, thus mitigating the losses of those with vested interests in protected activities.
In this model of ARDS with IAH, PSV, compared to PCV, promoted functional and lung morphological benefit thus mitigating VILI.
Viscoelastic materials are largely used as a means to provide damping to structures, thus mitigating resonant vibration responses.
In addition, for the same amount of energy production, natural gas emits less CO2 when burned than either oil or coal, thus mitigating some global warming.
Yes, there might still be a libel action, but at least the publication could show that they'd halted the presses and issued the apology, thus mitigating some of the damage done.
