4
plump(verb, increase, rise, issue, swell)
3
aggrandize(verb, increase, open, develop, extend)
3
celebrate(verb, praise, approve, endorse, flatter)
3
eulogize(verb, praise, boost, approve, endorse)
3
exalt(verb, increase, praise, swell, approve)
3
fill out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, increase, open)
3
glorify(verb, praise, approve, endorse, flatter)
3
laud(verb, praise, approve, endorse, flatter)
3
make much of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, praise)
3
maximize(verb, increase, raise, boost, swell)
3
panegyrize(verb, praise, approve, endorse, flatter)
3
praise(verb, approve, endorse, flatter, admire)
3
salute(verb, praise, approve, endorse, flatter)
3
tumefy(verb, increase, rise, issue, swell)
3
widen(verb, increase, open, develop, extend)
2
acclaim(verb, support, give, praise, approve)
2
add to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, increase, rise)
2
adulate(verb, praise, approve, endorse, flatter)
2
applaud(verb, praise, approve, endorse, flatter)
2
beef up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, increase, open)
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