
Expand
Physical Objects
Use 'expand' for objects that physically get bigger, not for abstract growth.

The dough will expand as it proofs.
Not Always Visible
'Expand' can refer to things that grow in ways you can't see, like gases.

Gases expand to fill their containers.
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AmplifyBroadDevelopDilateEnlargeEscalateGrowIncreaseSpreadStretch
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