de-escalated

Afterward, you spoke so much about de-escalation and safety, but believe me, I was not de-escalated or comforted by your swearing at me and subsequently threatening me.

Discourse.net: Running While Black 2009

"We believe that this violence has to be de-escalated and there is absolute need for everybody to preach peace, to work toward peace, to ensure that there are no conflicts, and to ensure that there is no violent conduct on election day."

Nigerians Prepare for Nationwide Elections on April 2 2011

"We believe that this violence has to be de-escalated and there is absolute need for everybody to preach peace, to work toward peace, to ensure that there are no conflicts, and to ensure that there is no violent conduct on election day."

Nigerians Prepare for Nationwide Elections on April 2 2011

This isn't a technique you'll find in many parenting guides, but it de-escalated our conflict right away.

Katherine Ellison: Drop The Rope Katherine Ellison 2011

This isn't a technique you'll find in many parenting guides, but it de-escalated our conflict right away.

Katherine Ellison: Drop The Rope Katherine Ellison 2011

Firstly, it was a warning for Israel to abandon all thoughts of launching another war in the region -- as in Gaza in 2008/9 and Lebanon in 2006: "The meeting de-escalated tension in the region and served as a deterrent by reminding all parties that the amount of destruction that would result from any war would be too much to bear."

Thomas Friedman and His Mideast Blind Spots 2010

Though major hostilities between Sudanese government and janjaweed forces and the rebel groups may have de-escalated, the security situation for the people of Darfur remains unstable.

John Prendergast: Georgetown & Duke Students Team Up for Darfur 2010

Though major hostilities between Sudanese government and janjaweed forces and the rebel groups may have de-escalated, the security situation for the people of Darfur remains unstable.

Georgetown & Duke Students Team Up for Darfur 2010

Firstly, it was a warning for Israel to abandon all thoughts of launching another war in the region -- as in Gaza in 2008/9 and Lebanon in 2006: "The meeting de-escalated tension in the region and served as a deterrent by reminding all parties that the amount of destruction that would result from any war would be too much to bear."

Sharmine Narwani: Thomas Friedman and His Mideast Blind Spots 2010

UPDATE 14: 53 CET: Matthew McDermott, Senior Writer for Treehugger and Planet Green reports seeing that the police have greatly de-escalated tensions with demonstrators.

Jeff Goldstein: Firestorm in the Arctic: Al Gore Vindicated on Comments in Copenhagen 2009