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
Instead of digesting the fur and bones, barn owls cough up pellets, which scientists can dissect to learn more about food webs.
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Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
In a letter to the court filed late Tuesday, his lawyers say federal prosecutors should be forced to cough up the identities immediately so Combs can get to work on his defense ahead of his criminal trial now scheduled to begin May 5.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
Affluent families will cough up tuition to secure a school with paper and pencils, in-person discussions, and hard-copy books for their children.
—Daniel Buck, National Review, 12 Oct. 2024
Holmes coughed up 4 runs in just 1/3 of an inning in a loss to Texas.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
In a letter to the court filed late Tuesday, his lawyers say federal prosecutors should be forced to cough up the identities immediately so Combs can get to work on his defense ahead of his criminal trial now scheduled to begin May 5.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
Affluent families will cough up tuition to secure a school with paper and pencils, in-person discussions, and hard-copy books for their children.
—Daniel Buck, National Review, 12 Oct. 2024
Holmes coughed up 4 runs in just 1/3 of an inning in a loss to Texas.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cough up
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Trowbridge choosing not to relinquish his premiership keeps Dennison from advancing in government, and is Trowbridge’s commitment to anyone really rock solid?Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Ocean’s marketplace model allows data owners to monetize their information without relinquishing control.Tonya Evans, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Gaming performance is solid and the 15.6-inch display renders gameplay in crisp 1080p.Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
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Over the past decade, scientists and researchers discovered that the same Nvidia chip designs that could render polygons and computer graphics were ideal for the kind of parallel processing needed for AI.Kif Leswing, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Either drop it off at your county's Election Office before polls close or surrender it at your polling place and vote in person.Linh Ta, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Voters who attempt to do this will be offered the option of surrendering their ballot and voting in person instead.Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.The Week US, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
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An additional 9% came from services such as UPS and FedEx that have policies against delivering tobacco products.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Cough up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cough%20up. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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