de-escalate
verb (used with or without object)
to decrease in intensity, magnitude, etc..
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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“I’m hopeful that some of those things will be less of, will have de-escalated, but you just never know,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026