Contraction and Proliferation

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Contraction noun - The act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing.

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Proliferation is an antonym for contraction.

Proliferation noun - The act or process of becoming greater in number.

Usage example: the proliferation of mistakes as both actors and crew became more and more tired

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Contraction is an antonym for proliferation.

rapid	rapid contraction	rapid proliferation
recent	recent contraction	recent proliferation

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