coughing up

verb

present participle of cough up
as in relinquishing
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 coughing up Of course, coughing up draft picks like that, should things go sideways, is a real gamble. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 Ritchie has allowed at least one home run in three of four starts, coughing up two in one of his road starts and one in the other road start. — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 Symptoms of a blood clot include swelling, shortness of breath, coughing up blood and varicose vein changes, according to the Cleveland Clinic. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026 The mold could cause infections that may lead to coughing up blood in people with allergic reactions or certain lung diseases, as well as fever and other symptoms, according to the Mayo Clinic. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 15 June 2026 Causes of death and identification of the deceased Busch collapsed Wednesday while testing in a Chevrolet simulator, prompting a 911 call describing shortness of breath, high fever and coughing up blood. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026 But a year after coughing up a 14-point lead in the final minutes of regulation and losing to Indiana in OT in Game 1 of the conference finals on their home court, the Knicks found their offense just in time. — CBS News, 19 May 2026 The moment is reminiscent of Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) coughing up that leftover Demogorgon tentacle after he’s been rescued at the end of Stranger Things Season 1. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 May 2026 Busch was coughing up blood and experiencing shortness of breath on Wednesday while getting ready for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coughing up
  1. relinquishing
  2. rendering
  3. turning in
  4. giving up
  5. surrendering
  6. turning over
  7. handing over
  8. delivering
Verb
  • But for Iran, reopening the strait does not mean relinquishing control of it.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
  • Furthermore, leaders like George Washington achieved greatness not by hoarding power, but by relinquishing it.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Definition of relinquishing
Verb
  • Australia’s online platforms are stumbling at the very first step in implementing age checks for users, rendering a world-first teen social media ban ineffective, a study by a team that advised the government’s rollout of the curbs found.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 7 July 2026
  • These extreme weather changes can cause pavement to expand, crack and warp, rendering some roads unusable until they are repaired.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 July 2026
Definition of rendering
Verb
  • Ukraine's deep-strike successes had prompted some analysts to suggest the conflict could be turning in Kyiv's favor, with Putin acknowledging the impact of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian fuel production for the first time.
    — Lim Hui Jie,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • The Mets do need their scuffling starters to start turning in quality starts.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 June 2026
Definition of turning in
Verb
  • Instead of Rock Hill giving up half its money from the Octapharma deal, the city would give up all of it over the 40-year incentive.
    — John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026
  • Gibson retires the first two batters before giving up a single to Paul Goldschmidt, followed by the homer barrage.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of giving up
Verb
  • After that victory, Makhachev moved up to welterweight, surrendering his 155-pound title.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Freeland also pitched out of trouble in the fifth after surrendering back-to-back one-out singles.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of surrendering
Verb
  • Beginning in the mid-1990s, Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear agency, helped build the facility, subsequently administering it for years before turning over control to the Iranian regime.
    — Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The Department of Justice sued Maryland and several other states for not turning over private voter rolls, which include personal information for millions of Maryland voters.
    — JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Definition of turning over
Verb
  • After handing over the reins, Dimon will likely stay as executive chairman for a couple of years, the source said.
    — Anirban Sen, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • The recurring worry was that the technology can be confidently wrong, handing over a clean, plausible answer that happens to be mistaken.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Definition of handing over
Verb
  • These companies are delivering real efficiency within existing constraints, building trust inside industrial organizations, and collecting field data that compounds in value over time.
    — Amit Chaturvedy, Fortune, 8 July 2026
  • Managers delivering institutional quality with SMA-level visibility are the ones winning right now.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of delivering

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“Coughing up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coughing%20up. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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