as in to devise
to perform, make, or do without preparation
we can clap together a repair on the tire that should last until we get home
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clap (together or up)
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Fulham were also well organised and had clearly devised a specific game-plan to deal with Salah.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025 -
But Searches is not intended to devise new policy.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Some are concocting nostalgic scrapbooks and others are knitting cozy blankets or adorable sweaters.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Mar. 2025
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At that point, the writers gathered to familiarize themselves (for the first time) with the original show and began concocting various excuses for having big-name stars floating in and out of the Bradys’ new life in Malibu.—
Elaina Patton,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
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The goal was not to do the most precise impression so much as to feel comfortable enough to forget about doing all the tics and instead live in (and improvise as) the character.—
Marc Tracy,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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What was a line that Hugh improvised?—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
12 Feb. 2025
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There’s no faking things with the man from north New Jersey.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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The stress of pretending to be a big film director, and having to fake knowledge of Sritala’s filmography with zero briefing from Rick, sends Frank leaping off the wagon so quickly, the wagon may as well have been drenched in whiskey and set on fire.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Clap (together or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clap%20%28together%20or%20up%29. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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