as in to relinquish
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
finally got my brother to cough up the dough he owed me
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Recent Examples of cough up
Athena asks about what's to come of the 118, as Chimney is already coughing up blood.
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Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Breathing in the spores causes Aspergillosis, a potentially fatal lung disease marked by headache, fatigue, coughing up blood, and in some cases, can spread throughout the body.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 6 May 2025
Signs and symptoms include a cough that lasts for three weeks or longer, coughing up blood or phlegm, chest pain, weakness, fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, fever, chills and night sweats, according to the CDC.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
The Context Reports have been ongoing about an unidentified virus, centred in Moscow, that causes patients to cough up blood and suffer from prolonged high fever.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Breathing in the spores causes Aspergillosis, a potentially fatal lung disease marked by headache, fatigue, coughing up blood, and in some cases, can spread throughout the body.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 6 May 2025
Signs and symptoms include a cough that lasts for three weeks or longer, coughing up blood or phlegm, chest pain, weakness, fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, fever, chills and night sweats, according to the CDC.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
The Context Reports have been ongoing about an unidentified virus, centred in Moscow, that causes patients to cough up blood and suffer from prolonged high fever.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cough up
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In the end, Piastri was forced to relinquish second place too as his teammate Lando Norris swept past him on newer, faster tires once all the cars had bunched up at the end of the race behind the safety car.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
18 May 2025
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There are any number of reasons why owners may choose to relinquish a pet.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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Every explosion, landscape, and detail is rendered with breathtaking clarity, making your gaming sessions more immersive than ever.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
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This global sourcing approach, along with its main customer base focused in North America, renders Lowe’s susceptible to trade disruptions and tariffs.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Calvin Faucher surrendered six runs without securing a single out and Lake Bachar gave up three more as the Cubs posted eight runs on eight hits in the decisive sixth inning of a 14-1 Marlins’ loss at loanDepot park.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
21 May 2025
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After the battle, the South surrendered Fort Gaines, which still stands on Dauphin Island.—
D. Hunter Reardon,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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The new concoction was to be delivered via twice-monthly infusions — though each treatment would take longer, pushing the medicine into Elissa’s body for eight or nine hours at a time.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Jost and co-anchor Michael Che returned to their annual season-finale tradition of writing and being forced to deliver wildly inappropriate jokes for each other.—
Andrew Dalton,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
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