22
inflate(verb, stop, close, increase, drive)
20
expand(verb, increase, drive, develop, rise)
17
enlarge(verb, increase, open, develop, rise)
17
explode(verb, break, increase, ruin, oppose)
17
magnify(verb, increase, open, develop, rise)
15
rage(noun, verb, passion, rise, temper)
15
swell(verb, stop, close, increase, drive)
14
blast(noun, verb, attack, destroy, abuse)
12
aggrandize(verb, increase, open, develop, rise)
12
erupt(verb, break, give, destroy, blow)
12
puff up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
11
amplify(verb, increase, open, develop, extend)
11
dilate(verb, increase, drive, open, develop)
11
distend(verb, stop, close, increase, drive)
11
stretch(verb, stop, close, increase, open)
10
increase(verb, open, develop, rise, extend)
10
pump up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
9
augment(verb, increase, open, develop, rise)
9
exaggerate(verb, increase, develop, extend, swell)
9
fume(verb, get, passion, rise, blow)
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