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
After blowing Game 6 of the Western Conference finals on Mother’s Day at Chicago Stadium, the Bulls coughed up an 11-point halftime lead and were outscored 24-14 in the fourth quarter to lose Game 7 on the road.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
The bullpen coughed up four runs over the final three innings.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
Major labels had the marketing resources and relationships to carpet-bomb these formats, sending listeners scrambling to cough up cash for records or CDs or downloads.
—Elias Leight, Billboard, 16 May 2025
The real difference in Edmonton is their commitment to team defense and steadier goaltending, which has only coughed up 1.90 GA/60.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 31 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for cough up
Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
The bullpen coughed up four runs over the final three innings.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
Major labels had the marketing resources and relationships to carpet-bomb these formats, sending listeners scrambling to cough up cash for records or CDs or downloads.
—Elias Leight, Billboard, 16 May 2025
The real difference in Edmonton is their commitment to team defense and steadier goaltending, which has only coughed up 1.90 GA/60.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cough up
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Do it, talk to each other, ask questions, reach out to members, and remember that no one has ever relinquished power willingly, even for things as small as better hours, or more holiday time.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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Jean-Baptiste Voisin, chief strategy officer at LVMH, relinquished his responsibilities as head of LVMH Métiers d’Art and will now take on leadership of LVMH Media Research and Brand Image teams, previously helmed by Mathilde Delhoume, who is also taking on new responsibilities.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
23 June 2025
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The projection engine makes use of a large 0.47-inch DMD chip, and employs pixel-shifting to render 4K UHD resolution.—
Paul Ridden
June 25,
New Atlas,
25 June 2025
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Last season also offered up so many reminders that the Mets are liable to render all this hand-wringing and historical perspective moot by late October or early November.—
Jerry Beach,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Left-hander José Castillo surrendered RBI singles to Eli White and Nick Allen.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2025
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Dominic Canzone’s sixth-inning home run was the seventh run Ober gave up, marking the second time in three starts that Ober has surrendered seven runs.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
24 June 2025
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The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Monday delivered a significant win for the Trump administration's immigration policy, clearing the way for officials to resume deportation of migrants to third countries without additional due process requirements imposed by a district court judge.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
23 June 2025
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The company has booked more than 80 launches with several providers, including rival SpaceX, to deliver Kuiper its satellites into orbit.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
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“Cough up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cough%20up. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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