The White House worries that the crisis could escalate.
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Escalate
/ˈɛs.kjə.leɪt/
Synonyms for "escalate" (142 found)
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Verb(9 words)
Adjective(2 words)
Noun(11 words)
heighteninghurtlingincrease painintensifyingintensifying adverbirasladderladdersleapingmountsold french encreistre
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Verb(16 words)
Noun(27 words)
rachetraisingramprampsratchetratchetingratchetsrevrise in revenuerise of modern sciencesextupleskyrocketingskyrocketssnowballsnowballingsnowballsspiralspiralingspirallingspirals
Adjective(1 words)
rising demand
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31 total sentences available.
Don't allow it to escalate.
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Algeria and Morocco occasionally escalate diplomatic tensions.
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Things are going to escalate in Ukraine.
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