coughed up

past tense of cough up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of coughed up Miami’s 12th straight loss was a 5-3 defeat to the San Diego Padres on Sunday, a game in which the Marlins led 3-1 through seven innings before reliever Lake Bachar coughed up four runs on five hits. Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 26 July 2026 In addition, after allowing only two home runs through his first five starts, Ober has coughed up 11 in nine subsequent starts. Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Peterson shortly after coughed up his eighth turnover with 10 seconds to play and Utah up 100-97. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026 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. Dan Greene, New Yorker, 20 June 2026 The Fever coughed up 17 turnovers. 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coughed up
Verb
  • The sculptures were among 34 Southeast Asian antiquities voluntarily relinquished by the collector in 2021 after investigators determined they had been looted.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • With the game tied at 60 entering the fourth quarter, Phoenix scored consecutive baskets and never relinquished its advantage.
    Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • In her role as well as elsewhere, Kalle downplays the explicit homophobia that might have rendered this a more simplistic allegory, making Asla less a figure of interfering jealousy than a woman who simply doesn’t want to be abandoned yet again.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 July 2026
  • The tall block heels were rendered in translucent amber and black with a horn-like mottled finish, introducing a second clear element without turning the design into a fully transparent shoe.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 26 July 2026
Verb
  • While Heim and Butler performed well, the rest of the A’s struggled mightily against Red Sox starter Patrick Sandoval, who fanned seven in five innings, and a stellar Boston bullpen effort that surrendered no runs in five innings.
    Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • Despite three consecutive three-up, three-down innings to start the game, Jared Jones (2-2) surrendered all three runs and struck out five in six innings for the Pirates.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • Their perseverance has delivered justice for the Mason family.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Ads can be delivered based on household-level data, geographic precision, demographic profiles and behavioral indicators.
    Kris Qiu, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Friday's dismissal ends that appeal, allowing the recordings and transcripts to be turned over under the court's order.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 25 July 2026
  • After officers were unable to reach the woman, the case was turned over to the department’s investigations bureau, the department said.
    Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • Apple turned in another solid earnings report overall for the June 2026 quarter, which marks the last earnings period for outgoing CEO Tim Cook.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • Club name Salesforce is one of our best performers on Friday, while Workday , Intuit and Adobe also turned in strong days.
    Kevin Stankiewicz,Natasha Abellard,Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • It’s carried by the system that surrounds it, and that system reflects the choices made about how work is structured and handed over.
    Kristofer Mussar, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Although some states have voluntarily handed over voter rolls to the federal government, many others have challenged demands in court and won.
    David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

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“Coughed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coughed%20up. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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