3
extension(noun, increase, raise, gain, rise)
3
heightening(noun, increase, rise, growth, expansion)
3
raising(noun, elevation)
3
rising(noun, elevation, ascent)
3
uplifting(noun, elevation)
3
upsurge(noun, act, increase, raise, gain)
3
upswing(noun, act, increase, rise, swell)
2
addition(noun, increase, raise, rise, growth)
2
advance(noun, increase, rise, growth, range)
2
advancement(noun, increase, growth, range, extent)
2
aggrandizement(noun, act, increase, raise, gain)
2
ascension(noun, elevation, ascent)
2
dilation(noun, expansion, circulation, spreading)
2
domino effect
2
enlargement(noun, act, advance, increase, raise)
2
gain(noun, increase, raise, rise, development)
2
hike(noun, act, increase, raise, rise)
2
levitation(noun, elevation, ascent)
2
upping(increase, rise, growth)
1
acceleration(noun, increase, growth, intensification, upsurge)
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