COUGHED UP Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

coughed up

verb

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 coughed up The Chargers coughed up another winnable home game, falling 26-14 to the Raiders — the same score as last week’s loss — as fourth-quarter breakdowns define Jim Harbaugh’s 0-2 start. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026 The Rangers rookies coughed up the puck several times throughout the weekend, with Leach offering this assessment following Saturday’s loss. — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Burden coughed up the ball on Chicago's first possession and finished with five receptions for 63 yards. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 That could mean billions of additional dollars being coughed up by already cost-conscious traditional rightsholders like Fox, NBCUniversal and CBS/Paramount. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026 Oviedo faked the punt and picked up a first down in Lake Mary territory but the ball was coughed up and the Rams came up with the recovery. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026 The Marlins lost, 4-2, after the bullpen coughed up the lead and after the offense went just 2 for 18 with runners in scoring position and stranded 14 players on base. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 Taillon has coughed up 25 home runs in 15 starts this season, allowing five in his previous two starts, ceding at least one in 12 turns and permitting multiple blasts in eight starts. — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 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

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Tate Nagy relinquished punt return duties to Keaton Kubecka Saturday.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Suwarso relinquished his standard four-ticket allocation for the game.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of relinquished

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They were rendered invisible in the dominant discourse, their deaths acceptable costs in a game of power politics and conquest.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Abercrombie, who was born in Texas in 1909 and grew up in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, is known for enigmatic, psychologically potent compositions of natural objects and mysterious figures rendered in a muted palette.

— News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of rendered

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The play is a gently unfolding, calmly delivered tale of the decades of horrors endured by a real-life person named Eddie Jaku.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Linde hasn’t delivered 10% or higher earnings growth since 2023, largely because of weak volume growth.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of delivered

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However, before it was stopped, it was found that the IRS had already turned over the addresses of 47,000 people to ICE.

— Ken Sweet, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
As part of the Herald’s records request, the county turned over a competing courthouse proposal by another Miami developer, Moishe Mana.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of turned over

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Second-year guard Nique Clifford turned in an impressive performance off the bench.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Bolsonaro's Liberal Party also turned in strong results in races for both chambers of Brazil's Congress, particularly in the Senate, where they are expected to hold 29 seats, compared to just nine for Lula's Workers Party.

— David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of turned in

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For example, Air Force Theater Hospital at Joint Base Balad in Iraq was handed over to the Iraqi government in 2011 as part of drawdown efforts.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
After Swift handed over the cake, Johnson jumped up and down before wrapping the singer in a hug.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026

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