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
The Knicks, of course, have to handle business against the Celtics first, and Boston will be emboldened by its own rowdy home crowd after coughing up their first two games at TD Garden.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
But Block slipped and coughed up the ball, which was scooped up by O’Ferrall, a Catonsville resident and Glenelg Country graduate.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2025
Symptoms can range from shortness of breathing, coughing, fever and wheezing to coughing up blood, loss of appetite and fatigue, the CDC warns.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
President Donald Trump has called on the Cuban regime to cough up Chesimard and the others.
—Eric Shawn, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
But Block slipped and coughed up the ball, which was scooped up by O’Ferrall, a Catonsville resident and Glenelg Country graduate.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2025
Symptoms can range from shortness of breathing, coughing, fever and wheezing to coughing up blood, loss of appetite and fatigue, the CDC warns.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
President Donald Trump has called on the Cuban regime to cough up Chesimard and the others.
—Eric Shawn, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cough up
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Despite bipartisan and nearly unequivocal support for Gypsum Canyon in the intervening four years, Agran has refused to relinquish his goal of completing a veterans cemetery in Irvine.—
Jonathan Horwitz,
Oc Register,
28 May 2025
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Harvard University will relinquish 175-year-old photographs believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved people to a South Carolina museum devoted to African American history as part of a settlement with one of the subjects’ descendants.—
Leah Willingham,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 May 2025
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In fact, without the ocean as a natural buffer, climate change would have already rendered our planet uninhabitable.—
Jenna DiPaolo,
Sun Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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From Feed Hygiene to Discovery Advantage Unlike traditional search ads that appear alongside blue links, AI search ads will be rendered inside conversational answers themselves.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The measure has proven durable because its benefits were tangible, and voters seldom surrender benefits.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 June 2025
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The stock surrendered 45% of its market capitalization to close the month at $1.56 a share, making for a company value of $338 million.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
2 June 2025
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This novel juggles a lot, but Golden directs it all with the confidence and flair of a seasoned orchestra conductor to deliver another outstanding read.—
Gabino Iglesias,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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The steel ladder frame and sliding-pillar front suspension are as primitive as a stone axe, but do the job, and few cars deliver the tactile steering response afforded by the featherweight Plus 8.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
30 May 2025
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“Cough up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cough%20up. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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