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lengthening(noun, adjective, increase, delay)
9
extending(adjective, long, reaching, all-embracing)
7
broadening(noun, increase, delay, development)
7
expanding(adjective, great, big, extensive)
7
spreading(noun, adjective, expansion, rising)
7
widening(noun, advance, increase, delay)
6
elongating(lengthening, extending)
6
enlarging(adjective, rising, mounting, upward)
6
prolonging(lengthening, extending)
6
swelling(noun, expansion, rising, mounting)
5
dilating(rising, mounting, upward, expanding)
5
straining(noun, adjective, balance, pressure)
4
exaggerating
4
burgeoning(noun, expansion, rising, mounting)
4
developing(adjective, rising, mounting, upward)
4
reaching(adjective, touching, long, all-embracing)
4
thickening(noun, advance, rise, progress)
3
increasing(rising, mounting, upward, expanding)
3
amplifying(rising, mounting, upward, expanding)
3
distending(adjective, expanding)
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