peaking

verb

present participle of peak
as in surging

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  1. increasing
  2. proliferating
  3. escalating
  4. intensifying
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  • This increasing self-reliance has an extra benefit in the midst of a grueling war.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Despite this, national reports indicate continued use of performance- and appearance-enhancing drugs, and increasing interest in them.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of increasing
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  • Chinese entities have applied for licenses for hundreds of thousands of communications satellites, and Chinese space companies are proliferating.
    — Kathleen Curlee, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Flagship neoclouds If the hyperscalers were adequate, neoclouds wouldn't be proliferating.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of proliferating
Verb
  • The Stockton City Council voted to remove Jason Lee as vice mayor and from the city's Audit Committee, escalating a dispute over his leadership role amid ongoing tensions at city hall.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The need for food assistance, housing support, and healthcare services is escalating.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of escalating
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  • The fall was mainly due to worries over artificial intelligence financing and intensifying competition denting sentiment.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
  • An intensifying area of low pressure tracking through Canada will drag a strong cold front across our region Friday.
    — Grant Gilmore, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of intensifying
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“Peaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peaking. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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