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  1. deescalateverb

    To decrease in intensity or magnitude.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of deescalate in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of deescalate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of deescalate in a Sentence

  1. Defense Policy John Venable:

    If Putin continues to get boxed in through sanctions, trading and banking stoppages -- and he starts losing the war, that may be reason enough for him to employ tactical nuclear weapons, the West needs to continue to apply pressure, attempt to broker a settlement/cease-fire while continuing to offer off-ramps that deescalate the potential.

  2. Chesa Boudin:

    We rely on officers to follow their training and to deescalate situations; instead, in just eight minutes, Officer Cha elevated a nonviolent encounter to one that took Sean Moore’s life. Sean Moore was unarmed and at his own home when Officer Cha shot him twice.

  3. Eswar Prasad:

    It is a very limited and tentative agreement mainly designed to deescalate tensions.

  4. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood:

    Deputies did everything they could to deescalate, and they almost lost their lives to a 12-year-old and a 14-year-old, this went on for hours. This wasn't a split second, we exchange gunfire. We were out here from 7:30 until about 9 p.m. until we returned fire.

  5. New York:

    It's the ultimate community policing, it's designed to deescalate confrontations.


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