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Definition of "ratcheted" []

  • Simple past of ratchet. (verb)
  • Past participle of ratchet (verb)

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Use "ratcheted" in a sentence
  • "But without this regular reporting, there is no mechanism through which institutions with bad safety performance can be "ratcheted" up into better practices and better safety outcomes."
  • "Having said that, Tony Blair, as you say, kind of ratcheted up the bellicosity a little bit this morning."
  • "We've already kind of ratcheted back given the environment."
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