escalations

plural of escalation

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Noun
  • Space exploration is entering a new era, mirroring historical expansions where lasting wealth stemmed from infrastructure, not just initial discoveries.
    Charles Beames, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Republicans said the expansions from the pandemic era went too far and tried to persuade Democrats to fund a temporary spending bill that didn't address the expiring ACA subsidies, with promises of discussing ways to continue the subsidies later.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Budget includes limited tax increases The budget aims to increase state revenues by billions of dollars by reforming a tax on healthcare providers, imposing a sales tax for certain software products and limiting tax breaks on large corporations.
    CBS News, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • This makes room for growths now forming new plants.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026
  • The entire stalk, which appears to be the height of several grown men, is covered in growths that will eventually bloom, Callahan said.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • When grass creeps into flower beds, or mulch blends into the lawn, the entire landscape can lose its sense of structure.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
  • In some environments, workflows designed for speed begin slowing down again as manual review creeps back into the process.
    Patricia Camden, Fortune, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • There were proliferations of bulbs that looked like something a pathologist might worry about and striations that might have been crops seen from above.
    Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Escalations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escalations. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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