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Adjective

Raised or elevated in level, quantity, volume or degree

Worse or more severe in intensity

Great, or greater than normal, in quantity or size

To have become larger in size or degree

To have intensified

Past tense for to deteriorate in condition

Past tense for to transfer responsibility, typically to a higher authority

Past tense for to elevate or extend in an upward direction or motion

Past tense for to hasten the speed or progress of

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Adjective

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Raised or elevated in level, quantity, volume or degree

“For a time, there was an escalated interest in the historical figure following the release of the blockbuster biography.”

Adjective

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Worse or more severe in intensity

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

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Great, or greater than normal, in quantity or size

out of all proportion

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Verb

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To have become larger in size or degree

spiraled^US

spiralled^UK

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Verb

To have intensified

spiralled^UK

spiraled^US

maximized^US

maximised^UK

went through the roof

gone through the roof

thrived

leaped^US

leapt^UK

went through the ceiling

piled up

spread like wildfire

gone through the ceiling

emphasized^US

optimized^US

dramatically increased

puffed up

boosted up

pushed up

emphasised^UK

drastically increased

increased exponentially

optimised^UK

put salt on the wound

became more numerous

heated up

spread like lightning

spread through

het up

burst forth

increased dramatically

dramatized^US

revitalized^US

smouldered^UK

broadened one's horizons

added fuel to the flames

sprung up

darkened

sent through the roof

revitalised^UK

dramatised^UK

made a big thing out of

smoldered^US

added fuel to the fire

blew something out of all proportion

drove up

blew up out of all proportion

driven up

blown up out of all proportion

blown something out of all proportion

went from bad to worse

gone from bad to worse

added insult to injury

rubbed salt in the wound

compounded the problem

stabilized^US

galvanized^US

rubbed salt in a wound

highlighted

rubbed salt in the wounds

fired the imagination of

galvanised^UK

stabilised^UK

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“The cost of the Games has risen to at least 6 billion euros, and many observers expect the costs to escalate even more.”

Verb

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Past tense for to deteriorate in condition

“The sinful nature of these brutes is starting to escalate to highly dangerous levels.”

Verb

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Past tense for to transfer responsibility, typically to a higher authority

marshaled^US

marshalled^UK

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“At that time, if we are still not in agreement, I will have no choice but to escalate this issue to my manager Glenda Starnes.”

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Past tense for to elevate or extend in an upward direction or motion

spiralled^UK

spiraled^US

gotten off the ground

climbed to the top of

reached the summit of

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Past tense for to hasten the speed or progress of

assisted the progress of

ironed out the difficulties of

finished quickly

went faster

reduced the difficulty of

lessened the labour of

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