coughed up

verb

Definition of coughed upnext
past tense of cough up
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 Synonyms for coughed up
  1. rendered
  2. surrendered
  3. delivered
Verb
  • Advances in technology have rendered phishing more accessible to cybercriminals.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The community disappeared by 1983 when decades of industrial development, pollution and waste rendered the area unlivable.
    Larkin Gallup, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of rendered
Verb
  • When the Nazi Reich surrendered, Eisenhower commented the war was over, but not won.
    Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And Ohio State surrendered the ball 17 times in an 83-59 thrashing.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of surrendered
Verb
  • Congress then counts the votes to affirm the president-elect's victory, with a list of the votes kept by the tellers that will be delivered to Harris to announce the result.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The 10th pick has delivered a superstar — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (2017) — and a super bust — Arizona Cardinals quarterback Josh Rosen (2018) — in the last decade.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of delivered
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