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came up with

VERB

suggest, create

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discover find invent offer present produce propose provide recommend submit

WEAK

advance bring forth compose detect furnish originate stumble upon uncover

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny dissuade lose miss pass by refuse take withhold

Example Sentences

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Plumb came up with a new name for these areas: the "shuttered front", a string of constituencies with struggling High Streets that Power to Change think could play a pivotal role in future elections.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

"It's high time we came up with a strategy," Laurence Debrincat of the Paris regional transport authority said last month, pushing for the suburban-and-rural approach.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Writing to Hollander in 1972, Bloom came up with the pun “anxiety of influenza.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

As soon as I came up with that little weird math equation, things started locking into place.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Ba came up with the inventory ledger and a clipboard and settled in his chair beneath the gas lamp on the wall.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu