2
raise(verb, increase, boost, swell, expand)
2
recommend(verb, praise, approve, endorse, flatter)
2
sanction(verb, support, praise, approve, endorse)
2
satisfy(verb, stop, close, praise, block)
2
snowball(piggyback, upsurging, tripling)
2
speak highly of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
2
spread(verb, increase, open, develop, extend)
2
unravel(verb, increase, open, develop, extend)
1
accredit(verb, support, praise, approve, endorse)
1
accumulate(verb, increase, rise, issue, swell)
1
advocate(verb, support, praise, approve, endorse)
1
aerate(verb, increase, raise, boost, swell)
1
aggrandise
1
aggravate(verb, increase, rise, issue, swell)
1
apotheosize
1
approve(verb, praise, endorse, flatter, admire)
1
be inflated(verb, increase, rise, issue, swell)
1
be proud(verb, swell, pride, boast, congratulate)
1
become bloated(verb, expression, increase, rise, issue)
1
become distended(verb, expression, increase, rise, issue)
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