de-escalation

noun

Definition of de-escalationnext
as in reduction

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  1. reduction
  2. decrease
  3. deflation
  4. abatement
  5. shrinkage
  6. diminution
  7. downtrend
  8. falloff
Noun
  • Recent advancements in deciphering spam through AI have led to improvements, and there is potential for significant spam reduction in the near future.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The program was credited by city officials for a 43% reduction in homicides from 2012 to 2017.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of reduction
Noun
  • Only 25% of new car buyers are considering an EV for their next purchase, a 2% decrease from last year.
    Anshuman Tripathy, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • As the policy rate increases or decreases, variable mortgage rates are expected to rise or decline respectively.
    Reza Ghazi, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of decrease
Noun
  • And prices are likely to stay high unless there's a period of deflation, which typically only happens during a steep economic downturn, such as a recession.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Fun fact: Between January 1980 and December 1988, America experienced an extended period of egg deflation, with egg prices falling by 5% even as the broader Consumer Price Index rose by 55%.
    Felix Salmon, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of deflation
Noun
  • The duo meet up and talk pest control, cover crops, weed abatement, soil, and experimental patches in their fields that may or may not have panned out.
    Esha Chhabra, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The result of the shift could be a real deal of the century: an abatement of the multipronged conflicts raging in the Middle East, a political horizon and reconstruction for the Palestinians and the Lebanese, and some nominal concessions from Tehran on its nuclear program and regional malfeasance.
    Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of abatement
Noun
  • Brooklinen sheets are long-lasting due to their fabric strength, next to no shrinkage and a deluxe look and feel. Give your recipient the gift of an upscale sleep experience every night with Brooklinen sheets.
    Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Summary Regular daytime napping might help slow down the aging process from natural brain shrinkage.
    Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of shrinkage
Noun
  • That in turn pushes prices lower and causes a further diminution in liquidity supply.
    Kevin Coldiron, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The same diminution is currently happening to the composition of an opening paragraph with a clear thesis statement.
    Stephen Marche, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of diminution
Noun
  • Japanese markets have been on a downtrend recently, but the benchmark index Nikkei 225 — which includes the top 225 companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange — is up 14.6% since the start of the year, while the Topix index has advanced 12.2%.
    Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The daily and weekly relative strength price has reversed downtrends to the upside.
    Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of downtrend
Noun
  • Republicans this year sought to tack on to the legislation priorities for social conservatives, contributing to a months-long negotiation over the bill and a falloff in support from Democrats.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Republicans this year sought to tack on priorities for social conservatives to the package, contributing to a months-long negotiation over the bill and a falloff in support from Democrats.
    Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of falloff
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