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Escalatory meaning

Involving or relating to escalation.

Using Escalatory

  • The main meaning on this page is: Involving or relating to escalation.

Context around Escalatory

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

real 1× multiple 1× potential 1× seriously 1×

Often after:

measure 1× tit 1× level 1× options 1× foreign 1× spirals 1× actions 1× bremmer 1×

Sentence patterns with Escalatory

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

but are escalatory foreign minister 1× control the escalatory tit for 1× could be escalatory 1× defensive not escalatory according to 1× have multiple escalatory options within 1× is seriously escalatory bremmer said 1× offensive or escalatory actions against 1× such an escalatory measure 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a hardline extremist 1× allies and particularly 1× an important aspect 1× but as east 1× so far hamas 1× the terminology we 1×

Common sentence endings:

an escalatory measure 1× could be escalatory 1× did in april 1× escalatory bremmer said 1× permission from america 1× real escalatory level 1×

Words around Escalatory

Just before it in the word index:

escalators 65 escalator 64 escalations 32 escalation 755 escalating 679 escalates 99

Just after it in the word index:

escalera 5 escalier 4 escalivada 2 escalona 4 escalopier 2 escambia 143

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Escalatory

  • In this selection, "escalatory" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 28.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, real, multiple, potential, measure, tit and level stand out and add context to how "escalatory" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include but are escalatory foreign minister and control the escalatory tit for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "escalatory" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with escalatory

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It's not, I wouldn't say this is seriously escalatory," Bremmer said. (13 words)

Allies, and particularly the United States, are resisting, arguing such a move could be escalatory. (15 words)

In another such round, the United States might not be able to control the escalatory tit-for-tat as it did in April. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

This is risky for the world and again we say Russia is behaving in ways which are not conducive to peace but are escalatory,” Foreign Minister Penny Wong told reporters following a visit to the southern side of the Korean border village of Panmunjom. (44 words)

An important aspect of Blinken’s trip to the Middle East was to tell regional leaders that if US takes military action against the Houthis, it should be seen as defensive, not escalatory, according to a senior State Department official. (40 words)

So far, Hamas has done everything but throw the kitchen sink at Hizbullah, pleading with them ‘please join in the battle,’ and Hizbullah for their decisions has decided not to at the real escalatory level. (35 words)

Example sentences (10)

A hardline extremist policy is clearly on the agenda and will likely lead to a wild escalation if things continue to develop in such an escalatory measure.

Allies, and particularly the United States, are resisting, arguing such a move could be escalatory.

An important aspect of Blinken’s trip to the Middle East was to tell regional leaders that if US takes military action against the Houthis, it should be seen as defensive, not escalatory, according to a senior State Department official.

In another such round, the United States might not be able to control the escalatory tit-for-tat as it did in April.

So far, Hamas has done everything but throw the kitchen sink at Hizbullah, pleading with them ‘please join in the battle,’ and Hizbullah for their decisions has decided not to at the real escalatory level.

The terminology we use for describing a conflict on the Korean Peninsula usually devolves into binaries of “nuclear” and “conventional,” but of course both sides have multiple escalatory options within those binaries.

This is risky for the world and again we say Russia is behaving in ways which are not conducive to peace but are escalatory,” Foreign Minister Penny Wong told reporters following a visit to the southern side of the Korean border village of Panmunjom.

But as East Asia scholars have frequently cautioned, the China-Taiwan relationship is fraught with potential escalatory spirals that can easily set the two sides on a path to unavoidable military conflict.

Under the US protocol, these fighter jets could not be used for offensive or escalatory actions against any country without any prior permission from America.

It's not, I wouldn't say this is seriously escalatory," Bremmer said.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "escalatory" in a sentence?
An example: "A hardline extremist policy is clearly on the agenda and will likely lead to a wild escalation if things continue to develop in such an escalatory measure." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "escalatory" from authentic English texts.
What does "escalatory" mean?
Escalatory means: Involving or relating to escalation.
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