- present participle of escalate.
escalating
Example Sentences
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NATO-member engagement with a sea drone is a rarer event, however, and prompted European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday to say that Europe was facing “an escalating campaign of threats.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
He must hold together Paramount’s coalition of financiers and manage rising expenses, primarily legal fees and escalating obligations to Warner shareholders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
“When we first invested in early 2022, investors feared an escalating content arms race among a crowded field of streaming entrants,” Ackman and Israel recalled in the letter.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Turkey's foreign ministry said it was "deeply concerned about the escalating conflict" in the body of water.
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
Austria’s threats of war had set off an escalating chain reaction.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
