ratchet
Example Sentences
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Other naval options, such as a selective blockage of Iranian imports, would ratchet up pressure on Iran to reopen the strait but probably wouldn’t yield quick results.
They ratcheted up the intensity so much it spread into the stands, where the largely pro-Bruins crowd of 9,627 cheered deliriously.
From Los Angeles Times
Still, the Fed can take some comfort that there is no evidence yet that expectations have ratcheted higher.
The license also gives UBS more options as regulators in Switzerland ratchet up its capital requirements.
The surveys add to a mounting body of evidence that healthcare and health-insurance costs are ratcheting up pressure on both consumers and businesses.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
