How can we de-escalate the conflict?
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De-escalate
//diːˈɛskəleɪt//
Synonyms for "de-escalate" (5 found)
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Verb(1 words)
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Translations
6 translations across 5 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- desescalar verb (to decrease in intensity or magnitude)
Greek
1 entries- αποκλιμακώνω verb (to decrease in intensity or magnitude)
Portuguese
1 entries- desescalar verb (to decrease in intensity or magnitude)
Spanish
1 entries- desescalar verb (to decrease in intensity or magnitude)
Swedish
2 entries- trappa ned verb (to decrease in intensity or magnitude)
- trappa ner verb (to decrease in intensity or magnitude)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
We asked authors to consider two scenarios imaginable in the next five years. In the first scenario, a minor skirmish escalated into a multiweek maritime blockade of Taiwan by China. Although several dozen members of the Chinese and Taiwanese military were killed, U.S. intervention eventually forced China to de-escalate.
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