ESCALATIONS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

escalations

noun

plural of escalation

as in inflations

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Noun

Over the past 10 years, Veronica Beard saw a period of significant growth, with a quick succession of store openings, product category launches and expansions.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026
Just as significant, Hello has continued to keep the game vibrant with a constant stream of free expansions, including the recent Cosmos update in September, which fleshed out the vast expanse of space with more things to explore.

— Andrew Webster, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of expansions

Noun

Proponents say these are projects California communities are dying to build, hampered by cost increases and delays from CEQA litigation.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Raman and a majority of her colleagues had voted the previous year for a package of increases that would culminate in a $30-per-hour minimum wage in summer 2028.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of increases

Noun

New Yale research may help explain why some patients with a small number of growths experience debilitating pain, while others with more widespread disease do not have symptoms.

— Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
Uterine fibroids are common, noncancerous growths of the uterus that often appear during a person’s reproductive years, according to the Mayo Clinic.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of growths

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Treasury yields are at their highest since 2007, and as oil creeps higher on the Iran standoff, investors find themselves in yet another guessing game.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Within a few blinks, the red-and-white curbing blurs into a solid pink, and a hint of tunnel vision creeps in while the electronic stability control steadies the Bolide.

— Sean Evans, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026

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