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escalate
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  • I once saw a young couple's argument at the local Chinese buffet escalate into a symphony of curse words and insults.†  (source)
  • In seconds, the situation escalated into the largest confrontation I'd ever witnessed.†  (source)
  • Every escalation in the bombing brought a parallel escalation in the Bird's attacks on Louie.†  (source)
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  • I thought about my mother and how she would feel if this escalated any further.†  (source)
  • He couldn't seem to stop, though for each lapse the discipline wand came again, escalating to a series of painful lashes that left marks on Asher's legs.†  (source)
  • But such things could escalate into violence.†  (source)
  • This had allowed the escalation to happen.†  (source)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.
  • I'm about to step in before it escalates, but Snyder responds before I do.†  (source)
  • They had endured Pa's red-faced rages, which started as shouts, then escalated into fist-slugs, or backhanded punches, until one by one, they disappeared.†  (source)
  • IF THESE ARE OUR OBJECTIVES—IF WE AGREE THAT THIS IS WHAT WE WANT—WHY ARE WE ESCALATING THE WAR?†  (source)
  • The terrible sounds he'd heard escalate for the last hour took on a high-pitched, mechanical squeal, like a robotic death yell.†  (source)
  • He thought of trying to get out of bed, but the thought of the thump and the drop and the accompanying escalation of pain constantly deterred him.†  (source)
  • It escalates.†  (source)
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