de-escalation

noun

Definition of de-escalationnext
as in reduction

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  1. reduction
  2. decrease
  3. deflation
  4. abatement
  5. shrinkage
  6. diminution
  7. downtrend
  8. falloff
Noun
  • Switzerland became the first major economy to loosen its reins on monetary policy in March, implementing four reductions this year in the battle to tame the national currency’s appreciation and declines in consumer prices.
    Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Leaders who prioritize debt reduction as part of their digital transformation efforts ensure their organizations remain competitive in an ever-changing market.
    Shyam Alok, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of reduction
Noun
  • For instance, the decrease in price and even physical size of core elements like batteries, processing chips and bandwidth have allowed for the creation of devices that provide previously unfathomable experiences.
    Jon Kirchner, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • After 12 weeks of yoga training, questionnaires from the participants showed decreases in tension anxiety, depression, anger-hostility, fatigue, confusion, and somatization.
    Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of decrease
Noun
  • The company’s revenue fell short of analysts’ estimates from FactSet, hurt by commodity deflation and a decline in core organic sales as the multifamily housing market continues to slow.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The inflation and deflation of the balloon acts as a suctioning force to help draw blood flow out from the heart during its contraction phase.
    Christopher Lee, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of deflation
Noun
  • The duo meet up and talk pest control, cover crops, weed abatement, soil, and experimental patches in their fields that may or may not have panned out.
    Esha Chhabra, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The result of the shift could be a real deal of the century: an abatement of the multipronged conflicts raging in the Middle East, a political horizon and reconstruction for the Palestinians and the Lebanese, and some nominal concessions from Tehran on its nuclear program and regional malfeasance.
    Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of abatement
Noun
  • Brooklinen sheets are long-lasting due to their fabric strength, next to no shrinkage and a deluxe look and feel. Give your recipient the gift of an upscale sleep experience every night with Brooklinen sheets.
    Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Summary Regular daytime napping might help slow down the aging process from natural brain shrinkage.
    Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of shrinkage
Noun
  • That in turn pushes prices lower and causes a further diminution in liquidity supply.
    Kevin Coldiron, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The same diminution is currently happening to the composition of an opening paragraph with a clear thesis statement.
    Stephen Marche, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of diminution
Noun
  • Japanese markets have been on a downtrend recently, but the benchmark index Nikkei 225 — which includes the top 225 companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange — is up 14.6% since the start of the year, while the Topix index has advanced 12.2%.
    Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The daily and weekly relative strength price has reversed downtrends to the upside.
    Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of downtrend
Noun
  • During the 2024 Summer Games, Paris saw a surge of visitors but also a dramatic falloff in business for some shops and museums because of security restrictions that closed off parts of the city, according to the Associated Press.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Jock O’Connell, a California trade specialist at Beacon Economics, said the Trump administration’s trade skirmishes with China in 2017 caused a dramatic falloff in the state’s trade volume.
    Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of falloff
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