escalations

Definition of escalationsnext
plural of escalation
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Noun
  • Goodspeed is equally skeptical of the notion that governments can juice expansions to offset future downturns.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 May 2026
  • The pop-ups, the merch, the restaurant, the theater, the listening parties and other upcoming expansions into the real world seem designed to preserve the studio’s cool factor and anchor its growth in the fabric of New York.
    Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Those who supported the freeze said the wage increases were negatively impacting the hospitality industry.
    Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 12 May 2026
  • The White House says these price increases are temporary.
    Amber Phillips, Washington Post, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • Finally, 40% to 60% of patients with untreated syphilis will progress to a tertiary phase of the disease that can lead to any number of negative outcomes, including seizures, heart defects, bone growths, skin growths, confusion and dementia.
    Casey Pinto, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
  • Now, Butler will soon undergo the final procedure in a three-part spinal surgery to remove growths in the area, according to a GoFundMe to assist with her medical expenses that was created by her sister Jodie King.
    Staff Author, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The 8%-lit waning crescent moon will sit low on the eastern horizon as dawn's glow creeps into the sky.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 12 May 2026
  • The tiny silver-green leaves form an incredibly low, dense mat that creeps along the ground.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • There were proliferations of bulbs that looked like something a pathologist might worry about and striations that might have been crops seen from above.
    Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Escalations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escalations. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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