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 house is demanding that Antivari cough up the full price plus interest and penalty fees, amounting to $28.7 million in total.
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George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
Philip Tong had a history of diabetes and, according to the lawsuit, was having trouble breathing and was coughing up blood.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
At points, the talks appeared on the brink of collapse, with developing nations storming out of meetings and threatening to walk away should rich nations not cough up more cash.
—Afp, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2024
After coughing up a 21-7 third-quarter lead and giving up a go-ahead touchdown pass from Lamar Jackson to Rashod Bateman with just under two minutes left, the Bengals stunningly drove down the field to score a touchdown of their own with 42 seconds left.
—C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
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George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
Philip Tong had a history of diabetes and, according to the lawsuit, was having trouble breathing and was coughing up blood.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
At points, the talks appeared on the brink of collapse, with developing nations storming out of meetings and threatening to walk away should rich nations not cough up more cash.
—Afp, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2024
After coughing up a 21-7 third-quarter lead and giving up a go-ahead touchdown pass from Lamar Jackson to Rashod Bateman with just under two minutes left, the Bengals stunningly drove down the field to score a touchdown of their own with 42 seconds left.
—C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cough up
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Textor would choose to relinquish his position on the Palace board in the event that Sportsbank’s investment in Eagle is completed.Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Angela later relinquished the creative director title.Clare Fisher, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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The Visual Medium Has a Message How does the medium in which an image is rendered, its materiality, shape our perception of the subject matter?JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
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During the keynote, Huang stated that for one of its demonstrations, the GPU only had to render 2 million pixels in a scene that contained 33 million pixels, with all of the remaining pixels generated by AI.Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
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Williams faces a Minnesota top-five run defense that just surrendered a four-touchdown game to Lions back Jahmyr Gibbs. —Scott Phillips Expert picks (Photo of Josh Allen: Harry How / Getty Images) Get all-access to exclusive stories.The Athletic, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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For individuals, this process involves surrendering personal information to an expanding list of third parties, increasing exposure to identity theft and loss of autonomy.Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Still, Howard has to deliver the ball accurately and on time if Ohio State wants to win.Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Biden plans to deliver two major speeches before leaving office.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Cough up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cough%20up. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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