PONIES UP Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

ponies up

verb

present tense third-person singular of pony up

as in pays

to give what is owed for despite having good credit, the couple still had to pony up a large down payment for the house

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Recent Examples of ponies up Under that plan, all of the 13 campuses in the system would freeze tuition for two years, provided the state ponies up $190 million in new support. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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All four embrace their Crew-13 designation that pays homage in their mission patch to Apollo 13.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Murphy executive produces both series while shepherding his slate under the overall deal at 20th TV, which pays his overhead.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

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The obvious effort that Pascal spent practicing the cello pays off in the scenes where Alex intensely plays the instrument for his own private reasons, as if asking the same thing of himself.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
Why tracking business expenses matters Tracking expenses pays off in several ways.

— Carson Brunson, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

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