COUGHED UP Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

coughed up

verb

past tense of cough up

as in relinquished

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 coughed up Miguel Rojas moved from second base to third then to the mound in the ninth inning and coughed up home runs to both Brett Sullivan and Kyle Karros. —

Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 27 May 2026 Busch coughed up some blood and was experiencing shortness of breath on Wednesday while getting ready for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. —

Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 23 May 2026 Sproat has allowed eight home runs this year, yielding at least one in five appearances and coughed up more than one home run twice. —

Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 The Jays were on the brink of a fourth straight loss, having coughed up two runs in the top of the 10th. —

Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 14 May 2026 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 to the Golden State Warriors and were outscored 24-14 in the fourth quarter to lose Game 7 on the road 83-79. —

Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 Defenseman Lane Hutson fell and coughed up the puck in a turnover that led to Buffalo’s opening goal. —

ABC News, 7 May 2026 There was nothing to smile about in Atlanta, the scene of the crime for a Knicks team that coughed up home-court advantage in Game 2, then fell into a 1-2 series deficit in its first-round playoff matchup in a crushing 109-108 loss to the Hawks on Thursday. —

Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026 Denver held the Wolves to 105 points in a Game 1 win but coughed up a 19-point lead in Game 2. —

Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026

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Rudin relinquished his Broadway producing duties in 2021 following allegations of bullying but returned last season with a transfer of Little Bear Ridge Road, also starring Metcalf.

— Vulture Editors, Vulture, 8 June 2026
In West Oakland, an old Greyhound terminal on Market Street converted to 102 apartments nearly a mile from a BART station relinquished the building back to the lender last year.

— Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 4 June 2026