escalations

plural of escalation

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Noun
  • In June 2008, it was revealed that two expansions — Heart of the Swarm and Legacy of the Void — would continue the campaign of Wings of Liberty, the base-game StarCraft 2 release.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Position for Continued Growth Thriving is more than just meeting immediate needs, planning big events, or building expansions.
    Rachelle Rutherford, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Screening a large blood nutrient library – the range of nutrients measured in blood tests – the researchers found that zeaxanthin stabilizes and strengthens the formation of T-cell receptor (TCR) structures on CD8+ T cells when the immune cells encounter cancer growths.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Respiratory papillomas are wart-like growths on the vocal cords and trachea.
    Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • As the novel unfolds, Carson follows Lexa’s life at the foot of the mountain, as she is caught between loyalties to her family and to her betrothed, while the spectre of violence creeps closer by the day.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
  • But as the company scales, complexity creeps in—more people, more systems, more moving parts.
    Kirk W. McLaren, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Escalations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escalations. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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