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come up with

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come up with someone or something
to find or supply someone or something; to manage to find or improvise something. I came up with a date at the last minute. My mom is always able to come up with some yummy snack for me in the afternoon.
See also: come, up

come up with something
to think of, develop, or find something They've tried to come up with a solution. Over the summer they're hoping to come up with 100,000 volunteers.
Related vocabulary: pony up (something)
See also: come, up


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