verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
escalating/growing violence (= violence that is becoming worse )
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There have been reports of escalating violence in the region.
the violence escalates (= becomes worse )
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The violence escalated as youths turned over a bus and began smashing shop windows.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
conflict
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The overcrowding that could result would inevitably escalate the conflict .
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We worked hard to avoid escalating any kinds of conflict .
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There was always the possibility of an obscure clash escalating into full-scale conflict .
violence
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Aggression and violence can escalate when jealousy and envy grow in a competitive atmosphere.
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In 1992, the violence escalated with the murders of two prominent producers and numerous incidents of extortion and threats.
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The violence apparently escalated as white and black youths turned over a bus and began smashing shop windows.
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Arrests and injuries were reported, but most in the crowds fled before the violence escalated .
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Gunfire could be heard in the city all day, she said, but the violence escalated late in the evening.
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When the focus is upon the potential for violence , the threat escalates .
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Since Edinburgh's licensing laws were liberalised in the 1970s, Lothian and Borders police statistics indicate that late-night violence has escalated .
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In 1919, racial violence escalated .
war
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Unless the international commun ity succeeds in bringing the two countries to the negotiating table soon, the war itself could escalate .
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The war against escalating on-line transaction-processing costs requires new weapons.
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The war escalated , on the ground, in the air, and at sea.
■ VERB
continue
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There has been some decline in the number of claims, but the cost of claims continues to escalate .
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Violence and harassment against abortion providers continued to escalate .
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After that, the parents' involvement often continues and may escalate .
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And those costs continue to escalate , now pushing $ 40 million.
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The contentious meeting came as controversy over Clinton fund raising continued to escalate .
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The price of water continued to escalate .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A dispute on the dance floor quickly escalated into violence.
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Gas prices are expected to continue to escalate in the short term.
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Land costs are escalating, causing concern among local builders.
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Staff saw costs escalating and sales slumping as the effect of the recession hit the company.
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The cost of the new building has escalated to a worrying level.
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The number of attacks on foreign aid workers has escalated dramatically.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As Amy came of age, discord between her parents escalated, and she was essentially on her own by age 15.
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Do premiums escalate each year or not because you grow older?
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Hip replacements were once a rarity: now they can be carried out easily and the call for them has escalated.
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Medicare and Medicaid have a plethora of policies that escalate their own costs.
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The jealousy she felt was escalating out of all control.
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The other side beats people, humiliates them, escalates its campaign to deny them their rights.
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We worked hard to avoid escalating any kinds of conflict.