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de-escalation

noun

as in reduction

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Recent Examples of de-escalation For example, Iranian officials insist de-escalation in Lebanon was part of the deal; Israeli leaders deny it. — Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 25 June 2026 On the other hand, a commitment to long-term investment could potentially help bring about further de-escalation and also grant Gulf countries access to lucrative opportunities in Iran's energy, logistics, manufacturing , and transport sectors. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 23 June 2026 Clemmons supports mandatory training in defensive driving, situational awareness, and de-escalation. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 Amy Gower, a commodity strategist at Morgan Stanley said that while de-escalation in the Middle East has supported gold, a more hawkish Fed brings fresh challenges, especially for ETF buying. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 22 June 2026 The Center for Conflict Resolution is a nonprofit that focuses on conflict de-escalation training and restorative justice education. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026 Peak said the role drones play in improving officer safety and response times cannot be overstated, especially in regards to their utility as a de-escalation tool. — Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026 In a truly healthy relationship, de-escalation is a mandatory part of conflict because both partners recognize the importance of maintaining a safe baseline. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 Analysts say even the perception of escalation or de-escalation can trigger sharp swings in crude prices within minutes. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for de-escalation
  1. reduction
  2. decrease
  3. deflation
  4. abatement
  5. shrinkage
  6. diminution
  7. downtrend
  8. falloff
Noun
  • Budget static-cling options will not hit those numbers, but even a modest reduction helps when your AC is already working overtime.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Parts and designs were standardized for the Phase II plants, which are 50 MW and on track for a more than 30% reduction in construction time.
    — Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of reduction
Noun
  • The results are splendid when the duo is dealing, but when the line comes off the ice, the quality of play decreases.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Twenty years later, Kopple embedded herself in Austin, Minnesota and covered the strike against the Hormel meatpacking plant enacted by 1,500 unionized workers, who had recently shouldered a significant wage decrease and benefit cut.
    — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of decrease
Noun
  • Higher energy and food prices pushed inflation up, adding to cost worries in a country that until recently was threatened with deflation.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • That means Chinese government bonds, buoyed by deflation and a vast pool of domestic savings, are offering investors a safe-haven asset.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of deflation
Noun
  • One idea is an abatement district, like what Ada County already uses to curtail disease-carrying mosquitoes.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Just know that hiring a professional doesn’t guarantee abatement.
    — Jamela Adam, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of abatement
Noun
  • The shrinkage could be even more than his team is estimating based on measurements from NASA's Messenger spacecraft in the 2010s.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Debris from asteroid and comet impacts has obscured evidence of the planet's shrinkage.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of shrinkage
Noun
  • Yet the club is understood not to be concerned about the delay driving a diminution in sponsorship values.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Simmons and Democrat Commissioner Roderick Miles said the diminution of polling locations creates unfair voter access.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of diminution
Noun
  • That does support being a bit more conservative with your buy until that downtrend is overcome.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of downtrend
Noun
  • About half of those seasons involved dramatic falloffs in production for those players the next year.
    — Michael Beller, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The network decided to run the miniseries, originally slated to run weekly, on consecutive nights, to avoid a falloff in viewership, but also to get it all in before the ratings period.
    — Anne Haley, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of falloff

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“De-escalation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/de-escalation. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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