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
Michael Mimoun, a thirty-nine-year-old from Brooklyn who works in property management, coughed up five hundred dollars to watch there with a group of family and friends, including two five-year-olds.
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Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
The Fever coughed up 17 turnovers.
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Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Weathers has coughed up multiple homers in five of his 13 starts this season, but big flies have been particularly problematic for him over his last three games.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
Painter has coughed up precisely two homers in each of his two previous starts.
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Josh Shepardson,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
The Knicks coughed up the ball 13 times, sometimes unforced.
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Fred Katz,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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.
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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.
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Wayne Sterling,
CNN Money,
23 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.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
The Fever coughed up 17 turnovers.
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Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Weathers has coughed up multiple homers in five of his 13 starts this season, but big flies have been particularly problematic for him over his last three games.
—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
Painter has coughed up precisely two homers in each of his two previous starts.
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Josh Shepardson,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
The Knicks coughed up the ball 13 times, sometimes unforced.
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Fred Katz,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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
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.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coughed up
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Neusch relinquished fire control to the bio-andy’s tactical routines.
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The Pacers ended up losing what was essentially a coin flip of odds, and relinquished their draft selection to the Clippers.
Verb
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For quieter moments, the bedrooms offer a calmer counterpoint, including one rendered in soothing blue tones with views over the lush greenery surrounding the home.
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Everything else, no matter how massive in scale or painstakingly rendered, is just sound and fury, not the master nor commander of anything.
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Called up from Triple-A Syracuse to start Friday’s game, Thornton surrendered three consecutive hits before recording an out.
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The Royals surrendered runs in abundance against the upstart White Sox lineup.
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Crow-Armstrong, a former first-round pick of the Mets who was sent to the Cubs in the Javier Báez deal in 2021, delivered the tiebreaking hit off Brooks Raley (2-3).
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Crow-Armstrong, a former first-round pick of the Mets who was sent to the Cubs in the Javier Baez deal in 2021, delivered the tiebreaking hit off Brooks Raley (2-3).
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Green's office started seeing dozens of properties turned over to different LLCs.
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The store turned over its windows and breezeway in the 59th Street flagship to the activewear brand, resulting in sales that more than doubled its past volume, Newell said.
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Thanks in part to Bericoto’s throw, Tyler Mahle turned in one of his best outings of the season after missing three weeks due to a left hamstring strain, tossing 5 2/3 shutout innings with four strikeouts to two walks.
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On Wednesday, a worker with one of the state contractors hired to operate the detention center said tents were already being dismantled, speed bumps around the facility had been removed and employees had turned in their uniforms.
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Hours later, as the bodies of the children were being handed over to their families, scenes of anguish unfolded outside hospitals and in the neighborhood on the outskirts of Lahore where the private tutoring center was located in a house.
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Hours later, as the bodies of the children were being handed over to their families, scenes of anguish unfolded outside hospitals and in the neighborhood on the outskirts of Lahore where the private tutoring center was located in a house.
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