escalating

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increasing adj.
progressive adj.
ascension n.

ADJECTIVE

increasing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accelerating deepening growing intensifying

STRONG

accentuating advancing building emphasizing heightening sharpening

WEAK

building up dominant

ADJECTIVE

progressive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

growing progressing

STRONG

accelerating advancing continuing developing evolving improving increasing intensifying

WEAK

advanced continuous dynamic enterprising go ahead graduated moving forward ongoing up-and-coming up-to-date

NOUN

ascension

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ascent

STRONG

climbing flying mounting rise rising scaling soaring

WEAK

towering

Antonyms

WEAK

declension decline descendancy

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escalating

Prime Minister Mark Carney pitched Canada as an investment haven Tuesday at a gathering of global financial elite, but conceded ties with the United States remained crucial despite an escalating trade war.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Tehran could see that ships were passing through the strait—yet it wasn’t escalating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Cybersecurity stocks were the top performers in the S&P 500 on Monday, showcasing how the technology trade has become starkly divided in the face of escalating warnings about artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that he had spoken to US President Donald Trump "in recent days" and Ottawa remains ready to reach a "fair" trade deal with Washington, despite escalating economic tensions.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

On and on the messages went, each one escalating the last.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

escalating

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