87 entries under development topic. ×

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lengthening(noun, verb, adjective, increase, delay)
9
stretch(noun, adjective, increase, great, delay)
8
extension(noun, advance, increase, progress)
7
broadening(noun, verb, increase, delay)
7
expansion(noun, advance, increase, delay, progress)
7
widening(noun, verb, advance, increase, delay)
6
amplification(noun, increase, delay, spread)
6
enlargement(noun, advance, increase, delay, progress)
5
distension(noun, increase, delay, spread)
4
augmentation(noun, advance, increase, delay, progress)
4
elongation(noun, increase, delay, spread)
4
growth(noun, advance, progress, expansion)
4
increase(noun, advance, delay, progress)
4
prolongation(noun, increase, delay, spread)
4
protraction(noun, increase, delay, spread)
4
thickening(noun, verb, advance, rise, progress)
3
padding(noun, boost, expansion, elaboration)
3
spread(noun, verb, increase, delay)
2
aggrandizement(noun, advance, rise, progress)
2
dilatation(noun, increase, delay, spread)
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