Add and Expand

Add

Add verb - To join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase.

Usage example: add another cup of flour to the mixture

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Expand and add are semantically related in increase topic. In some cases you can use "Expand" instead a verb "Add".

Nearby Words: added, adding

Expand verb - To express more fully and in greater detail.

Usage example: an article on the First Ladies that the author later expanded into a book

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Add and expand are semantically related in increase topic. Sometimes you can use "Add" instead a verb "Expand".

character	add character	expand character
power	add power	expand power
number	add number	expand number
material	add material	expand material
Other words: parts, line, time, characters, bit, game, story, numbers, powers, abilities.

Just add a tiny amount of water to it and it would expand and become a gallon of water.

Source: Instant Mass, Just Add Water
Rather than expand the exam or add alternate solutions when adding to the game, they'd rather abandon this trope entirely as a bad idea.

Source: Final-Exam Boss
The Third Law tells writers to expand what you already have before you add something new.

Source: Sanderson's First Law

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