excels
verb. be superior; surpass
expand
verb. extend, augment
- aggrandize
- amplify
- beef up
- bloat
- blow up
- bolster
- broaden
- bulk up
- burgeon
- detail
- develop
- diffuse
- dilate
- distend
- elaborate
- embellish
- enlarge
- explicate
- fan out
- fatten
- fill out
- grow
- heighten
- hike
- increase
- inflate
- lengthen
- magnify
- mount
- multiply
- mushroom
- open
- open out
- outspread
- pad
- piggyback
- prolong
- protract
- puff up
- pyramid
- slap on
- soup up
- spread
- spread out
- stretch
- stretch out
- swell
- tack on
- thicken
- unfold
- unfurl
- unravel
- unroll
- upsurge
- wax
- widen
expanded
verb. extend, augment
- aggrandize
- amplify
- beef up
- bloat
- blow up
- bolster
- broaden
- bulk up
- burgeon
- detail
- develop
- diffuse
- dilate
- distend
- elaborate
- embellish
- enlarge
- explicate
- fan out
- fatten
- fill out
- grow
- heighten
- hike
- increase
- inflate
- lengthen
- magnify
- mount
- multiply
- mushroom
- open
- open out
- outspread
- pad
- piggyback
- prolong
- protract
- puff up
- pyramid
- slap on
- soup up
- spread
- spread out
- stretch
- stretch out
- swell
- tack on
- thicken
- unfold
- unfurl
- unravel
- unroll
- upsurge
- wax
- widen
expanding
verb. extend, augment
- aggrandize
- amplify
- beef up
- bloat
- blow up
- bolster
- broaden
- bulk up
- burgeon
- detail
- develop
- diffuse
- dilate
- distend
- elaborate
- embellish
- enlarge
- explicate
- fan out
- fatten
- fill out
- grow
- heighten
- hike
- increase
- inflate
- lengthen
- magnify
- mount
- multiply
- mushroom
- open
- open out
- outspread
- pad
- piggyback
- prolong
- protract
- puff up
- pyramid
- slap on
- soup up
- spread
- spread out
- stretch
- stretch out
- swell
- tack on
- thicken
- unfold
- unfurl
- unravel
- unroll
- upsurge
- wax
- widen
fattening
verb. grow or make bigger; nourish
finish
verb. put a coating on; perfect
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