ratcheted up

A form of ratchet up — To increase; especially, to increase by degrees in a way that only gets worse, never experiencing any reprieves.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of ratchet up
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ratcheted up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratcheted%20up

MLA

“ratcheted up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratcheted%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ratcheted up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratcheted%20up.

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