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augmentation(noun, advance, increase, delay, progress)
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developing(verb, adjective, rising, mounting, upward)
4
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increase(noun, advance, delay, progress, development)
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prolongation(noun, increase, delay, development, spread)
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protraction(noun, increase, delay, development, spread)
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3
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3
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3
development(noun, advance, increase, delay, progress)
3
distending(verb, adjective, expanding)
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expansive(adjective, long, extensive, broad, comprehensive)
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extend
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fattening(noun, verb, expansion, expanding)
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inflation(noun, expansion)
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magnification(noun, expansion)
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