steadily escalate

Frequency: 6.89.5 per million words

Indicates a continuous and constant worsening of a situation.

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Examples (10)

  • Violence between the two sides has been steadily escalating.
  • The cost of living has steadily escalated over the past decade.
  • The political situation began to steadily escalate after the failed negotiations.
  • The trade dispute will steadily escalate if no agreement is reached soon.
  • Analysts watched as the tension in the region steadily escalated.
  • The union's demands have steadily escalated throughout the negotiation process.
  • Public concern over the environmental crisis has been steadily escalating.
  • If we don't intervene, the conflict is likely to steadily escalate.
  • Throughout the Cold War, the arms race between the superpowers steadily escalated.
  • The disagreement between the neighbors steadily escalated into a major feud.