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Synonyms

come up with

Idioms  

  1. Produce, supply; also, discover. For example, Henry always comes up with the wrong answer, or We're hoping they come up with a cure in time to help Aunt Alice. [First half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

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"Her boys are going to be spending time with her. Her loved ones are going to come up with an overdue needed plan to set her up for success for well being."

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

"As a bioinformatician, the challenge was to come up with an innovative approach for mass data analysis," says Matija Trickovic, PhD student in Trajkovski's lab and the study's first author.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

But the products they have come up with so far have ranged from expensive flops to niche devices that only appeal to a subsegment of a particular industry, like videogames.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

I try to relax and come up with new ideas.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

I probably would have come up with it sooner if I could have heard myself think!

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

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