de-escalated

past tense of de-escalate
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Recent Examples of de-escalated Officers de-escalated the situation and got him safely to the ground, Caylor said. Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for de-escalated
Verb
  • Among other policy changes, the bill brought back 2017 tax cuts, increased funding for deportation efforts and reduced who is eligible for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
    Avalon Hester, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
  • However, the length of time the computer takes to respond is within the designer's control, and its perception can be reduced by giving prompt and accurate feedback, even if the operation's actual execution time is longer.
    Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The study led by Phillips that published last year found that the vaccine reduced signs of chlamydia during a koala's breeding age and decreased death from the disease by 64%.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Darrow says the orchard’s acreage has decreased by half, mirroring the state’s overall decline since 2000.
    Mark Dent, HubSpot, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Guiducci arrives at a moment when some of that anger has subsided, and the punch-drunk culture seems counterintuitively eager to escape into nostalgia and tastemaking, splashy profiles, and — just sometimes — confrontational journalism.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Employees said the mold problem still hadn’t subsided as of early this year.
    Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Even if military victory in the conventional sense remains uncertain, Russia has been diminished in ways that extend far beyond the battlefield.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The result can mean fatigue, irritability and diminished mental focus for the individual tasked with working in the heat.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Cal Fire’s newest proposal for Jackson, dubbed AMEX, targets nearly 500 acres with a patchwork of small clearcuts and is silent on tree sizes to be felled.
    John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Footage from the 1966 Italian documentary Africa Addio, of a herd of elephants being felled by both ground hunters and sharpshooters in helicopters, is distressing to watch.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, some pressures have eased compared with a year ago.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • However, things between the two eased, with Sheen returning to work with Lorre on his show Bookie.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2025

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“De-escalated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/de-escalated. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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