deescalate

Example Sentences

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China led international reaction to the charge, saying it "firmly supports" Cuba and urging the United States to deescalate tensions with the country.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Officers arrived and encountered a man matching the description provided by the caller and attempted to deescalate the situation, police said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

I decided to help out and deescalate the situation.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, told me that their newest model, GPT-5, is a better model to “respond to potential signs of mental and emotional distress” and to deescalate them “in a supportive, grounding way.”

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

Sensing the agent’s belligerent energy, my mom stood next to me and tried to deescalate the situation by calmly asking the security officer what the problem was.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad