Come up
Come up verb - To come near or nearer.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- A writer can come up with an interesting and complex personality for a Pokemon... only for it to die to a fluke critical hit before they can fully develop.
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Once they come up with the central technology, a normal guy like Winston can use it and even develop himself (in the Expanded Universe) to become an expert and invaluable teammate.
Source: Romanticism Versus Enlightenment - Kirby was originally just programmed in to develop the game around him and come up with a character design later on, but then the developers began to grow attached to the cute little blob, and the design was decided as final.
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