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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

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Market watchers have been waiting for those to get bigger owing to the high demands of U.S. government spending currently.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

“History teaches us a simple lesson: Wars without a clear objective do not stay small. They get bigger, they get bloodier, they get longer, they get more expensive,” Schumer said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Jefferies, a longtime Wall Street underdog on a mission to get bigger, has been among those offering more types of asset-backed securities, including some untested structures that are harder to assess for potential risks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Occasionally the wiggles get bigger and that can result in big curves in the flow - like a meandering river.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

“Soon I’d like to dance the role of a Party Girl or Marie, but when I get bigger I want to dance the Arabian and the Sugar Plum Fairy,” I answered.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince

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