de-escalate
verb (used with or without object)
to decrease in intensity, magnitude, etc..
deescalation
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a word derived from
de-escalate.
Example Sentences
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With such an occurrence, including a deescalation in the U.S./Iran conflict and a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, gold would “likely bottom out” before rebounding in the second-half of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Sheriff’s personnel responded to the scene at 3 p.m. and used deescalation tactics to try to coax the suspect from the car for several hours to no avail.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
A cease-fire deal is a “meaningful deescalation after weeks of active conflict and escalating threats,” Jason Pride, chief of investment strategy and research at Glenmede, said in emailed commentary.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026
The good news is that the overnight ceasefire pauses any further escalation of the conflict, and provides a pathway for deescalation and peace.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
Abdelatty stressed the need to intensify efforts to "ease tensions and work towards deescalation" and create the "necessary conditions to resume dialogue between the US and Iran", the Egyptian foreign ministry said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
