Thus money in circulation drops, and price escalation quietens down.
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Escalation
/ˌɛs.kəˈleɪ.ʃən/
Synonyms for "escalation" (64 found)
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Strong matches (19)
Noun(11 words)
exacerbationflare-upgallopinggradual risegrowthhandoffhikehikingincrease painincreased englishincreasing
Adverb(1 words)
gradually apply force
Adjective(1 words)
growing excitement
Related words (32)
Noun(15 words)
intensificationintensifyingmountingraising to managementratchetingredoublingreferralrevvingrocketingrudeness risesoaringspirallingsurgesupsurgingupswing
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8 entriesdiplomatic escalationincident escalationissue escalationmilitary escalationpolicy escalationprice escalationsecurity escalationseverity escalation
Collocations
6 entriescost escalationescalation planescalation protocolescalation thresholdmilitary escalationpolicy escalation
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Vladimir Putin said that in the event of an escalation of violence against the Russian-speaking population in Crimea and the eastern regions of Ukraine, Russia could not hold back and would take the measures necessary within the framework of international law.
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This is a serious escalation between Algeria and Morocco.
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How will the Algerian government respond to this escalation by Morocco?
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