think up
phrasal verb
thought up; thinking up; thinks up
informal
: to use one's mind to form or invent (something)
Quick! We have to think up an excuse.
They thought up a new way of raising money for charity.
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An outbreak of measles among a largely unvaccinated community in East Texas is spreading — and now officials think up to 300 people may be infected.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
The by-the-numbers formula is certified by the digit after the title, with no extra effort expended on thinking up a subtitle (Moana 2, Kung Fu Panda 4), not that explanatory subtitles helped Joker: Folie à Deux or Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
The two thought up the benefit album after having to evacuate during the recent wildfires.
—Julius Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Clearly the actors earned their paychecks in a way that the person who thought up the title did not.
—Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
The by-the-numbers formula is certified by the digit after the title, with no extra effort expended on thinking up a subtitle (Moana 2, Kung Fu Panda 4), not that explanatory subtitles helped Joker: Folie à Deux or Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
The two thought up the benefit album after having to evacuate during the recent wildfires.
—Julius Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Clearly the actors earned their paychecks in a way that the person who thought up the title did not.
—Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Think up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20up. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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