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get bigger

VERB

grow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance age become breed build come cultivate develop expand flourish gain increase mature multiply produce raise rise spread sprout swell thrive turn widen

STRONG

abound amplify arise augment burgeon dilate enlarge extend germinate heighten issue luxuriate maturate mount originate propagate pullulate ripen shoot stem stretch thicken vegetate wax

WEAK

branch out burst forth come to be fill out get taller pop up spring up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease compress contract decline decrease demolish destroy diminish drop fail halt ignore languish lessen lose lower narrow neglect raze recede reduce repress retreat ruin shrink stop

STRONG

abridge condense curtail hold keep shorten

WEAK

stunt

VERB

wax

Synonyms

STRONG

augment become build come develop dilate enlarge expand grow heighten increase magnify mount multiply rise run swell turn upsurge

WEAK

fill out get to grow full

Antonyms

STRONG

abridge cease compress contract decline decrease diminish drop fall halt lessen lower recede reduce shrink slump stop

Example Sentences

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Last season, the plan was to get bigger and better protect the rim with a 7-5 giant in Gabe Dynes alongside Ezra Ausar and Jacob Cofie.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

And United’s Kirby has argued that U.S. airlines need to get bigger to compete for international customers against state-backed global airlines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Campbell said many of the students caught up in the changes were working during the week in order to get "bigger and better jobs in their future".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

But it’s not as if other conferences have not tried to get bigger TV deals to compete.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The problems get bigger and bigger every day, every minute, and every second.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones

get bigger

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