Grow and Increase

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Grow

Grow verb - Become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain.

Usage example: Her business grew fast

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Increase is a synonym for grow in action topic. In some cases you can use "Increase" instead a verb "Grow", when it comes to topics like enhance, advance, size, improve. popular alternative

Nearby Words: growth, growing, grown, grower

Increase

Increase verb - To make greater in size, amount, or number.

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Grow is a synonym for increase in activity topic. You can use "Grow" instead a verb "Increase", if it concerns topics such as action, enhance, advance, size. popular alternative

Nearby Words: increased, increasing, increment, increasingly, incremental

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power	grow power	increase power
time	grow time	increase time
size	grow size	increase size
population	grow population	increase population
Other words: powers.

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Many monsters in Dungeons & Dragons grow in size as they increase in levels.

Source: Large and in Charge
Make My Monster Grow: The Apocalypse boss, which stops every few seconds to increase its size.

Source: Video Game / X-Men (1993)
Make My Monster Grow: Two bosses (the Last Cocoon, and the actual Final Boss) will grow to a monstrous size during the battle, with a matching increase in their overall attack power.

Source: Video Game / The Last Story

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