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Recent Examples of Synonyms for de-escalation
Noun
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Meanwhile, the average price reduction was five percent in April, the same rate as in March.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025 -
Obviously, income reductions aren't advisable but can come with an income-tax silver lining.—
Russ Wiles,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Under Bukele's tenure, El Salvador has seen a dramatic decrease in its crime rate.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Fort Lauderdale: $3.06, according to AAA, a 10-cent decrease from last week.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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An officer attempted to throw a tire deflation device at an ATV to take the driver into custody while the vehicle was not moving, police spokesperson Phil DiMartino said.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2025
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However, some economists have suggested that China’s recovery may not be as rosy as the headline figures suggest, given the specter of deflation and U.S. President Donald Trump’s imposition of 10% additional tariffs on Chinese imports.—
Shafi Musaddique,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The company operates in two segments: Production Solutions and Natural Gas Technologies, with a focus on providing production optimization, artificial lift, and methane abatement solutions for the oil and natural gas industry.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
20 Mar. 2025
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Previously, the city has focused on camp sweeps and abatement.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But first, school administrators must address the immediate effects that the department’s staff shrinkage is having on district functions and the lives of their students.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Mar. 2025
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Ambient IoT tags can be attached to individual products to track their location and condition from warehouse to store shelf, which reduces shrinkage, improves stock accuracy, and enhances customer satisfaction by ensuring product availability.—
Bob Violino,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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After noticing a global gap in effective and trusted protection when faced with financial diminution, the company honed in on the product, refining it to meet the needs of employees worldwide.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
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What’s really harmful, in my estimation, is the uncertainty of it all and the diminution of trust our strongest allies will have in the United States for years to come.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These come when there is a downtrend in the economic cycle, often caused by rising interest rates, a resulting recession, as well as a fall in corporate profits.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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Just ten trading days later the longer-term downtrend, line a, was also overcome.—
Tom Aspray,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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No analysts asked questions about Europe origination traffic or the falloff in government sales.—
Ted Reed,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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But the falloff marked a sharp reversal from the month before.—
J.J. McCorvey,
NBC News,
7 Mar. 2025
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“De-escalation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/de-escalation. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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