escalation to

Frequency: 6.05.5 per million words

indicates the level or state reached (e.g., to war, to ground action)

escalationescalation + PREPOSITION

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Examples (10)

  • Diplomats are working around the clock to prevent an escalation to all-out war.
  • The cyberattack's sudden escalation to a national security threat alarmed the government.
  • The border dispute is on the brink of escalation to armed conflict.
  • Without a resolution, the disagreement could lead to an escalation to a full-blown trade war.
  • The manager's intervention prevented the customer complaint's escalation to the board of directors.
  • Historians study the series of events that caused the escalation to a global conflict.
  • The risk of escalation to nuclear warfare remains a constant global concern.
  • This new policy represents a dangerous escalation to direct military confrontation.
  • We must avoid any further escalation to a state of public emergency at all costs.
  • The protest's rapid escalation to widespread civil unrest was unexpected.