Expand and Project

Expand

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

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

Project verb - To extend outward beyond a usual point.

Usage example: some boulders projected dangerously out above the trail

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Expand and project are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expand" instead a verb "Project".

consciousness	expand consciousness	project consciousness
mind	expand mind	project mind
power	expand power	project power
body	expand body	project body
Other words: field, characters, influence, powers, bodies.

She warns Doom that a lioness is "never as dangerous as when protecting cub, and den, and mate." She then asks Doom if he's ever considered just what would happen if she decided to project an invisible force-field inside his body...and then expand it.

Source: Mama Bear / Comic Books
The actual project intended by the creators of Betrayal to expand on that storyline and tie off all the loose ends, called Thief of Dreams, never saw the light of day.

Source: Video Game / Return to Krondor
And by extension, the fanworks the State-tan Project and I Am Matthewian, which expand on APH with personifications for the US states and Canadian provices, respectively.

Source: Nations as People

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