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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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And sometimes the dream guests are not big names, it’s the people that we came up with in comedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 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

“I remember saying to Steven, ‘I think I can make some weird sounds if you’re interested,’ ” she says of the “guttural clicking” noises they came up with.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

So they had to rethink their approach and came up with the idea of on-campus nurseries, Marino said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Eventually, the class came up with more names of nocturnal animals, like bats and coyotes and opossums, and Mrs. Brisbane said that the class would be learning more about animal habits later in the year.

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