escalating

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escalating

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of escalate

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Closest in meaning: step up, intensify, aggravating, aggravation, ascending, billowing, build-up, climb, climbing, compounding, de-escalation, deepening, deteriorating, deterioration, enhanced, enhancement

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@misc{escalating_2026,
  title = {escalating},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/escalating},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}