Escalated and Stopped

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Escalated adjective - Being at a higher level than average.

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Stopped is an antonym for escalated.

Nearby Words: escalation, escalating, escalator

Stopped adjective - (of a nose) blocked.

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Escalated is an antonym for stopped.

Nearby Words: stop, stoppage, stopper, stopping

Never My Fault: The hacker accuses Casey of this, though considering what the hacker does, the audience is likely to agree with Casey's point that it's unfair to blame Jennifer's suicide entirely on her since she only started the bullying and stopped before it escalated.

Source: Film / Cyberbully

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