Come up
Come up verb - To come near or nearer.
Match
Match verb - To be the exact counterpart of.
Both terms in one sentence
- Played with on 30 Rock, where Jack has the idea to write the punchlines first, then come up with sketches to match them.
Source: Orphaned Punchline -
Of all the Wildstorm characters, I wanted Apollo in the book and, with Superman spoken for, the best match we could come up with was The Ray due to the solar-powered connection.
Source: Comic Book / The Authority -
But in the event a man could come up with a sound strategy in a match up, she was perfectly willing to break rules.
Source: Dark Action Girl
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Match and Come up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/come_up/match
Come up & Match. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/come_up/match>.
Match or Come up. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/come_up/match.
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