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Plural of escalation

regular plural

The plural of escalation is escalations.

Forms of escalation

Singularescalation /ˌɛs.kəˈleɪ.ʃən/
Pluralescalations
Countablecountable and uncountable

Escalations in a sentence

  • Resolving escalations tends to require large amounts of time and energy from the support engineer working on an escalation and from the manager driving it.2016, Francoise Tourniaire, The Art of Support, →ISBN, page 154

Meaning of escalation

  1. noun The act of escalating.
  2. noun An increase or rise, especially to counteract a perceived discrepancy.
  3. noun A deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict.

Full definition of escalation

Questions about the plural of escalation

What is the plural of escalation?
The plural of escalation is escalations.
Is escalation countable?
Escalation is a countable and uncountable noun.

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