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Exact Match:

escalation: an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy; "higher wages caused an escalation of prices"; "there was a gradual escalation of hostilities"

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uplifting collapse: the rise of something; "the uplifting of the clouds revealed the blue of a summer sky"

submergence collapse: sinking until covered completely with water

truce collapse

proliferation collapse: growth by the rapid multiplication of parts; a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons); "the proliferation of nuclear weapons"

beatification collapse: (Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration; a first step toward canonization; the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy

demotion collapse: act of lowering in rank or position

deification collapse: the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god); an embodiment of the qualities of a god; "the capitalists' deification of capital"; the condition of being treated like a god

diminution collapse: the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)

rearing collapse

apotheosis collapse

concavity collapse: the property possessed by a concave shape

erection collapse: a structure that has been erected; an erect penis

raising collapse: the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child; increasing in quantity or value; "a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate"

upheaval collapse: (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

exaltation collapse: a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead); the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence

ascent collapse: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"

degradation collapse: changing to a lower state (a less respected state)

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