de-escalating

verb

Definition of de-escalatingnext
present participle of de-escalate
1
as in reducing
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent first, the mediator tried to de-escalate the tension in the room

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2
as in decreasing
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually the fighting de-escalated as the peace talks progressed

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  1. reducing
  2. diminishing
  3. easing
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  • As research progresses, there is hope that these new strategies will provide patients with better options for recovery, reducing the physical and emotional toll of scarring.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • By the start of the 20th century, other innovations included smokeless powder, dramatically reducing sniper signatures on the battlefield.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of reducing
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  • Chief among them is the war in Ukraine, where Moscow is intent on diminishing popular support among Americans for Ukrainian independence.
    Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Simultaneously, her greener-than-green sous chef Lucia (Barbie Ferreira) — another hire by Andreas — flirts up a storm with their financer and starts testing her new boss’s rapidly diminishing patience.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of diminishing
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  • The labor market ended a monthslong slowdown, rebuking any lingering concern about an imminent recession and easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to stimulate the economy with rapid-fire interest rate cuts, experts said.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Upgrading the interchange, MAG said, would allow the plant to operate at full capacity while easing and improving traffic flow.
    Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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