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 He was sacked five times by Florida and coughed up the game-clinching fumble before the Gators ran out the clock. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 To start the second half, Hoover found Davion Chandler for a quick slant, but Chandler fumbled, the first time the Hoosiers had coughed up the ball in 1,437 plays. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 New York Yankees players paused the action to cover themselves in bug spray, but Joba Chamberlain succumbed to the elements and coughed up his club’s lead in the late innings. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 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 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

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Panettiere had relinquished custody of Kaya to Klitschko in 2018.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Tate Nagy relinquished punt return duties to Keaton Kubecka Saturday.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of relinquished

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The city argued that the changes rendered portions of Jackson’s lawsuit moot because the original restrictions were no longer in effect.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Campus security found the women and rendered emergency medical services before they were transported to a nearby hospital, according to the indictment.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of rendered

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Their defense had surrendered 83 points in consecutive blowout losses to Missouri and South Carolina, and the optimism surrounding new coach Jon Sumrall had evaporated faster than a puddle on a Gainesville sidewalk in August.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2026
Despite the strong showing, shares surrendered an early rally.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of surrendered

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RPOs are agreements to provide services that a company knows it will be paid for in the future—the revenue simply hasn’t been delivered yet.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Knicks legends Earl Monroe and John Wallace delivered the commemorative bottle openers and tickets for the upcoming season.

— Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of delivered

Verb

The group said the man’s daughter provided documents confirming his death, which have been turned over to the district attorney.

— Lekan Oyekanmi, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
The digital records of Masterson’s emails that WSU turned over were heavily redacted.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of turned over

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The gruesome case of a 20-year-old who was stabbed 130 times and stuffed into a mattress inside a NoDa apartment will be handed over to a jury Friday afternoon.

— Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
Meir had been station commander for Expedition 75 and handed over command this past week.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of handed over

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