Come upon and Contrive

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Come upon verb - Find unexpectedly.

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Contrive and come upon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Contrive" instead a verb "Come upon".

Contrive verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.

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Come upon and contrive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Come upon" instead a verb "Contrive".

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