3
rise(noun, verb, advance, increase, progress)
3
worsening(magnification, intensification, aggravation)
2
acceleration(noun, advance, increase, progress, growth)
2
accretion(noun, advance, increase, rise, progress)
2
aggrandizing
2
aggravating
2
ascending
2
ascension(noun, elevation)
2
climb(noun, verb, advance, increase, progress)
2
deterioration
2
erecting(verb, elevating)
2
exacerbating
2
exaltation(noun, elevation)
2
expanding(verb, increasing)
2
extending(verb, increasing)
2
growth(noun, advance, increase, rise, progress)
2
hoisting(verb, elevating)
2
inflation(noun, advance, increase, rise, progress)
2
irritation
2
lifting(verb, elevating)
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