Drop and Expand

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Drop

Drop verb - To go to a lower level especially abruptly.
Usage example: although they start out high, prices for home electronics eventually drop
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Expand is an antonym for drop.
Nearby Words: dropped, dropping, droplet, dropout, dropper

Expand

Expand verb - To express more fully and in greater detail.
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Synonyms for Expand
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Drop is an antonym for expand.
Nearby Words: expanded, expanse, expansion, expansive, expanding
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Common collocations

system drop system expand system
parts drop parts expand parts
series drop series expand series
line drop line expand line

Both words in one sentence

  • Due to the way the Dragon-Kings reincarnate, they can't expand beyond the number of available souls, and that number has suffered enormous periodic drop offs throughout the history of Man.
    Source: Dying Race
  • Dysfunctional Family While the Boyles clearly love each other, Chet is a hippie college drop-out, Alice is a naive teenager who wants to be a sexually liberated woman, and Irma wants to expand her horizons outside of the home, so there's going to be some friction with Harry.
    Source: Dysfunctional Family
  • The resource management comes from the space on the LZ, the "income tax" taken when the number of units on the field grows, and the time it takes for the drop ship to make round trips; some upgrades can expand the cargo bay or increase the speed.
    Source: Construct Additional Pylons
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