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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

Example Sentences

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The message is that AI is driving a fraction of the global economy now, but that will only get bigger, he said.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 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

If workers seek and get bigger pay rises, prices of labor-intensive services will likely rise and the pickup in inflation will last longer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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

Maybe next year, he thought, I’ll get bigger problems.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

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