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Verb

Present participle for to increase or make greater in degree, amount or value

Present participle for to increase in speed or rate

Present participle for to assume or take responsibility (of a role, position or responsibility)

Present participle for to foster the growth or development of

Present participle for complete education, pursuit

Present participle for to raise to a more important or impressive level

The act or condition of increasing in speed or rate

The action of making or becoming more intense

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Verb

▲

Present participle for to increase or make greater in degree, amount or value

maximising^UK

maximizing^US

optimizing^US

optimising^UK

spiraling^US

spiralling^UK

moving forward in leaps and bounds

sending through the roof

fanning the flames of

going from bad to worse

increasing dramatically

subsidizing^US

subsidising^UK

stabilizing^US

encouraging the growth of

favouring^UK

favoring^US

going through the roof

modernizing^US

modernising^UK

stabilising^UK

stepping up one's game

taking it to the limit

picking up the pace

pushing on

increasing one's intensity

elevating one's game

kicking it up a notch

raising one's game

rising to the next level

pushing ahead

cranking it up

continuing ahead

taking it to the next level

fueling^US

making improvements to

emphasizing^US

emphasising^UK

adding fuel to the fire

overstating

becoming larger

adding fuel to the flames

embroidering

complicating

fattening

coloring^US

colouring^UK

hyperbolizing

fudging

adding insult to injury

dramatizing^US

dramatising^UK

rubbing salt in the wound

blowing out of proportion

making a mountain out of a molehill

putting salt on the wound

romanticising^UK

making too much of

laying it on thick

blowing up out of all proportion

increasing in extent

increasing in complexity

springing up

magnifying importance

increasing exponentially

enforcing

becoming more numerous

going through the ceiling

exaggerating information

going into detail about

enlarging on

making mountain out of molehill

making a production out of

blowing something out of all proportion

prettying up

laying it on with a shovel

making a drama out of a crisis

making a federal case of

drawing the longbow

piling it on

piling it on about

laying it on thick about

making a big thing of

laying it on with a trowel about

laying it on with a trowel

making a big thing out of

annoying

impairing

compounding the problem

making matters worse

hitting on

egging on

blowing up out of proportion

rattling one's cage

pushing one's button

rubbing salt in a wound

feeding the fire

rubbing salt in the wounds

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“It only emboldened him to step up his efforts to persuade the electorate that he had the only rational approach to end the standoff.”

Verb

▲

Present participle for to increase in speed or rate

smoothing the way for

fast tracking

oiling the wheels for

accomplishing quickly

smoothing the path of

assisting the progress of

running interference for

favouring^UK

favoring^US

more ❯

“A disposal facility would almost surely step up the pace of cleanup.”

Verb

▲

Present participle for to assume or take responsibility (of a role, position or responsibility)

“We need someone to step up and take the lead on these pressing issues.”

Verb

▲

Present participle for to foster the growth or development of

favoring^US

favouring^UK

succouring^UK

patronising^UK

patronizing^US

succoring^US

doing someone a favour

doing someone a service

going to bat for

doing a kindness to

opening doors for

lending a helping hand to

subsidizing^US

subsidising^UK

humoring^US

humouring^UK

doing someone a good turn

bending over backwards for

assisting the progress of

rooting for

getting someone out of a tight spot

standing up for

running interference for

going down the line for

smoothing the way for

getting stuck in with

smoothing the path of

more ❯

Verb

▲

Present participle for complete education, pursuit

Verb

▲

Present participle for to raise to a more important or impressive level

Noun

▲

The act or condition of increasing in speed or rate

Noun

▲

The action of making or becoming more intense

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