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Recent Examples of Synonyms for escalations
Noun
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The mayor announced expansions to shelters and warming facilities on Friday, and Saturday afternoon, the city announced even more action.—
Kristie Keleshian,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026 -
Following major expansions to Spotify’s podcast branch, the audio streamer is turning its attention to its audiobooks.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Once average winter temperatures hit minus-8 degrees Celsius (17 Fahrenheit), snow loss accelerates rapidly even with modest increases in warming, the researchers found.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Do electronic shelf labels lead to price increases?—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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One patient’s colonoscopy uncovers three polyps, including one large enough to concern doctors, demonstrating why early screening can catch precancerous growths.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Skin tags and cherry angiomas Skin tags are harmless growths that can appear anywhere on your skin but most commonly develop on the neck, eyelids, or underarms.—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
29 Jan. 2026
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Salty water creeps into aquifers near the coast.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
23 Jan. 2026
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The opposite happens in the Southern Hemisphere, when the polar vortex around Antarctica creeps northward.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Escalations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escalations. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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