de-escalate
Example Sentences
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Before Monday's strike, China had dispatched a special envoy to mediate between Afghanistan and Pakistan, pledging to play a "constructive role in de-escalating tensions".
From Barron's
When time is critical, the absence of urgency to de-escalate is itself informative.
From MarketWatch
"I urge parties to de-escalate, exercise maximum restraint & respect international law, including the protection of civilians and civilian objects such as hospitals," he posted on X.
From Barron's
Efforts to de-escalate the situation are under way.
When his daughters bickered in the past, he’d want to “give them advice or de-escalate their conflict.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
