12
lengthening(noun, verb, adjective, increase, delay)
9
extending(verb, adjective, long, reaching, all-embracing)
9
stretch(noun, adjective, increase, great, delay)
8
extension(noun, advance, increase, progress, development)
7
broadening(noun, verb, increase, delay, development)
7
expanding(verb, adjective, great, big, extensive)
7
expansion(noun, advance, increase, delay, progress)
7
spreading(noun, verb, adjective, expansion, rising)
7
widening(noun, verb, advance, increase, delay)
6
amplification(noun, increase, delay, development, spread)
6
elongating(verb, lengthening, extending)
6
enlargement(noun, advance, increase, delay, progress)
6
enlarging(verb, adjective, rising, mounting, upward)
6
prolonging(verb, lengthening, extending)
6
swelling(noun, verb, expansion, rising, mounting)
5
dilating(verb, rising, mounting, upward, expanding)
5
dilation(noun, growth, opening, expansion, tension)
5
distension(noun, increase, delay, development, spread)
5
straining(noun, verb, adjective, balance, pressure)
4
exaggerating(verb, exaggerating)
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