He doesn’t know what causes it, but just wait. He’ll contrive an explanation.
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Contrive
/kənˈtɹaɪv/
Synonyms for "contrive" (185 found)
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Noun(2 words)
manufacturing processesplotting
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6 entriescontrive a methodcontrive a plancontrive a scenariocontrive a schemecontrive a solutioncontrive an excuse
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4 total sentences available.
[…]I cannot bear the idea of two young women traveling post by themselves. It is highly improper. You must contrive to send somebody.
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Neither do thou imagine that I shall contrive aught against his life.
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With a little manœuvring they contrived to meet on the doorstep which was […] in a boiling stream of passers-by, hurrying business people speeding past in a flurry of fumes and dust in the bright haze.
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