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expansion(increase, development, growth, opening)
13
enlargement(increase, development, growth, bump)
11
amplification(expansion, circulation, spreading)
10
extension(expansion, circulation, spreading, distention)
9
dilatation(expansion, circulation, spreading)
9
distension(increase, growth, expansion, abundance)
7
development(increase, spread, growth, expansion)
7
increase(development, spread, growth, bump)
7
inflation(increase, development, spread, growth)
7
swelling(lump, expansion, abundance, completeness)
5
aggrandizement(expansion, enlargement, swelling, inflammation)
5
augmentation(increase, development, spread, growth)
5
spread(expansion, circulation, spreading)
5
stretching(growth, opening, expansion, tension)
4
distention(increase, swell, bump, lump)
4
expanse(expansion, circulation, spreading)
4
growth(increase, swell, lump, expansion)
4
magnification(increase, development, spread, growth)
4
swell(expansion, swelling, protuberance)
3
bulge(increase, swell, object, bump)
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