39
expand(verb, cover, advance, increase, drive)
30
enlarge(verb, get, advance, increase, open)
23
blow up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
23
distend(verb, stop, close, go, cover)
18
swell(noun, verb, stop, close, go)
17
magnify(verb, get, go, cover, advance)
17
amplify(verb, get, cover, advance, increase)
16
exaggerate(verb, get, advance, increase, develop)
15
increase(noun, verb, get, advance, increase)
15
dilate(verb, advance, increase, drive, open)
14
stretch(verb, stop, close, cover, increase)
13
puff up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
12
balloon(noun, verb, increase, swell, grow)
12
bloat(noun, verb, increase, open, develop)
12
extend(verb, cover, advance, increase, open)
12
widen(verb, cover, advance, increase, open)
11
augment(verb, get, advance, increase, open)
11
lengthen(verb, go, cover, advance, increase)
11
overstate(verb, increase, expand, falsify, distort)
11
raise(verb, get, advance, increase, develop)
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