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                    as in to expand
                                                
              
          
                                                      to make greater in size, amount, or number                                       
              
                             we have to increase the number of season-ticket holders if the local sports franchise is to survive                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in to rise
                                                
              
          
                                                      to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number                                       
              
                             the number of Internet users increased exponentially during the 1990s                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in boost
                                                
              
          
                                                      something added (as by growth)                                       
              
                             shortly after he turned 12, he had a sudden height increase                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in accumulation
                                                
              
          
                                                      the act or process of becoming greater in number                                       
              
                             the increase in the number of students enrolled at the school was very gradual                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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