Related Words for tends

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run
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lean
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incline
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does
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helps
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prefers
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continues
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seems
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oftentimes
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chooses
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lets
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happens
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slows
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occurs
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encourages
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predominates
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pushes
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impels
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tempts
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behooves
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allows
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becomes
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dissipates
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pretends
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makes
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diminishes
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goes
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engenders
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fails
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fades
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wants
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begets
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strives
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disappears
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opts
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should
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appears
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dictates
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hesitates
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induces
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grows
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characterizes
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threatens
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takes
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could
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wanes
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creeps
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gets
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weakens
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magnifies
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accumulates
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decides
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ceases
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thrives
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uses
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fluctuates
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sags
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puts
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cools
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hastens
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prompts
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creates
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ought
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varies
/x
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overshadows
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migrates
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irritates
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refuses
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tries
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aggravates
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precedes
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hurts
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annoys
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accompanies
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spawns
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permeates
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aims
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reappears
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shrinks
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drags
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seeks
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disturbs
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Verb
doth
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Verb
disperses
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implies
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prevails
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Verb
obscures
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Verb
enables
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lessens
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Verb
erodes
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Verb
ocd
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Adverb
infinity
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Verb, Noun
corrupt
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Adjective
asymptotically
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Adverb
blur
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equalize
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Verb
overestimate
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zero
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flatten
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accentuate
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overstate
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recur
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lag
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degenerate
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favour
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underestimate
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depress
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perpetuate
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exaggerate
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Verb
mask
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Verb
pain
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Adverb
favor
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Verb
decrease
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negate
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retard
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distort
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Verb
exacerbate
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equate
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Verb
displace
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Verb
entropy
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Noun
oligopoly
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Adverb
degrade
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worsen
/x
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level
/x
Verb
confuse
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breed
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lower
/x
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monopoly
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Adverb
overlook
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undermine
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increase
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diffuse
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reinforce
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deteriorate
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stabilize
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discourage
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decline
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evoke
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shorten
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narrow
/x
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parallel
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intensify
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align
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complicate
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widen
/x
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confirm
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dominate
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neutralize
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smooth
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inhibit
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rotate
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counteract
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elevate
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emphasise
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persist
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collapse
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emphasize
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neglect
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concentrate
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focus
/x
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disrupt
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accelerate
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progress
/x
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foster
/x
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converge
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correlate
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drift
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straighten
/x
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limit
/x
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conversely
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Adverb
minimize
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reduce
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Verb
contract
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Verb
adds
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Verb
approaches
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Noun
attempts
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Noun, Verb
contributes
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Verb, Noun
extends
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Verb
heads
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Noun
herder
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Noun
humankind
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Noun
intends
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leads
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lends
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often
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Adverb, Adjective
oversees
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Verb
owns
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Verb
passes
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Verb, Noun
purports
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Verb
raises
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Verb
reaches
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Noun
serves
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Verb
stretches
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Verb, Noun
suggests
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Verb
trend
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Noun, Verb
usually
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Adverb
watches
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Noun