Expand and Proceed

Expand

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

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Proceed and expand are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Proceed" instead a verb "Expand".

Proceed verb - To move forward along a course.

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Expand and proceed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expand" instead a verb "Proceed".

Nearby Word: proceeding

character	expand character	proceed character
role	expand role	proceed role
control	expand control	proceed control
field	expand field	proceed field
Other words: place, time, characters, world, game, story, empire, powers.

For example, in "Gorge", a space cartographer accidentally introduces the concept of space travel to a planet consumed entirely by nanobots, which then proceed to expand throughout the universe (at least, it is implied).

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