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The insurgents escalated the use of roadside bombs.
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Their great skill is their capacity to escalate.† (source)
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It's Hayden who defuses the situation before it can escalate.† (source)
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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)
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In seconds, the situation escalated into the largest confrontation I'd ever witnessed.† (source)
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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)
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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)
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But such things could escalate into violence.† (source)
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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.
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I'm about to step in before it escalates, but Snyder responds before I do.† (source)
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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)
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IF THESE ARE OUR OBJECTIVES—IF WE AGREE THAT THIS IS WHAT WE WANT—WHY ARE WE ESCALATING THE WAR?† (source)
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The terrible sounds he'd heard escalate for the last hour took on a high-pitched, mechanical squeal, like a robotic death yell.† (source)
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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)
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It escalates.† (source)
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