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escalated

verb as in increase, be increased

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The altercation escalated, with the man wearing the No. 7 jersey of Texans quarterback C.J.

Dispensed from the air, systematic cruelty only escalated with time.

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Responses escalated online: some social media users attempted to unmask her identity, even falsely naming several New Jersey residents, who all have since denied any association.

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That odious power grab has now escalated to military action, and is the latest of the administration’s moves in the Caribbean.

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Tensions between the Turtles and White Whale escalated in 1970, leading the group to disband.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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