Definition of Escalating

1. Verb. (present participle of escalate) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Escalating

1. escalate [v] - See also: escalate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Escalating

escabeche
escabeches
escadrille
escadrilles
escae
escalade
escaladed
escalader
escaladers
escalades
escalading
escalado
escalate
escalated
escalates
escalating (current term)
escalation
escalation plan
escalations
escalator
escalator clause
escalators
escalatory
escalefter
escalier
escaliers
escallonia
escallonias
escallop
escalloped

Literary usage of Escalating

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Repression of Montagnards: Conflicts Over Land and Religion in Vietnam's by Sidney Jones, Malcolm Smart (2002)
"escalating Tensions over Land Throughout the Central Highlands, conflicts over land rose sharply in the mid to late 1990s, as described by an Ede woman ..."

2. From Dictatorship to Democracy: A Conceptual Framework for Liberation by Gene Sharp (2003)
"escalating freedom Combined with political defiance during the phase of selective resistance, the growth of autonomous social, economic, cultural, ..."

3. Medical Malpractice by Oecd (2006)
"escalating damages resulting from both increased frequency and severity of claims Increased frequency: impact of the strengthening of victims rights and ..."

4. Winging It . . . by Gyeorgos C. Hatonn (1994)
"... Government Operations, and Aviation. Not a single responsive reply was received. escalating DISINFORMATION Shortly after I had first publicized ..."

5. Planning for Seismic Rehabilitation: Societal Issues by Eugene Zeller (1998)
"MODELS OF escalating CONFLICT Two observations can be offered about the conflict potential inherent in the application of the Guidelines documents. ..."

6. Syria and the Middle East Peace Process by Alasdair Drysdale, Raymond A. Hinnebusch (1991)
"The escalating dispute climaxed in December 1955, when 50 Syrian troops were ... These escalating clashes were a major part of the dynamic that led to the ..."

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