Collocations for "escalating"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "escalating" in context.
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escalate
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- well [that, things] (certainly) escalated quickly
- to avoid escalating the [war, conflict, fighting] (in)
- the [war] has escalated (in)
- the [argument, discussion] escalated [to, into] violence
- could escalate [to] [violence]
- has escalated over the last [month]
- quickly escalated [to] violence
- [prices, costs] escalated (due to)
- caused the [price] to escalate
- have escalated to [over, more than]
- continued to escalate (until)
- without escalating the situation
- tensions further escalated (when)
- escalate the issue to [human resources, the manager]
'escalating' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):