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
Symptoms range from fever and chest pain to shortness of breath and coughing up blood.
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2025
Williams entered the ninth inning with a 2-1 lead, a situation in which the Yankees held a 72 percent win expectancy, and proceeded to allow a single, a hit batsman, and a two-run double to cough up the lead.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The Knicks, of course, have to handle business against the Celtics first, and Boston will be emboldened by its own rowdy home crowd after coughing up their first two games at TD Garden.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
But Block slipped and coughed up the ball, which was scooped up by O’Ferrall, a Catonsville resident and Glenelg Country graduate.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2025
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2025
Williams entered the ninth inning with a 2-1 lead, a situation in which the Yankees held a 72 percent win expectancy, and proceeded to allow a single, a hit batsman, and a two-run double to cough up the lead.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The Knicks, of course, have to handle business against the Celtics first, and Boston will be emboldened by its own rowdy home crowd after coughing up their first two games at TD Garden.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
But Block slipped and coughed up the ball, which was scooped up by O’Ferrall, a Catonsville resident and Glenelg Country graduate.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2025
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In addition there are concerns about relinquishing control of monetary policy as countries in the euro zone are subject to decisions by the ECB, Tursa added.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
10 June 2025
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The nonprofit Consumer Watchdog argued that the bill would relinquish state control of California’s famously ambitious clean energy policies.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
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Script is by mega TV producer Taylor Sheridan, who was commissioned by Warner Bros prior to his current overall deal with Paramount, with the latter granting Taylor’s request to render services, within Paramount’s exclusive window.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 June 2025
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And those points were sharply punctuated in a 6-3 loss to the New York Yankees on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium that rendered the Royals a .500 team (34-34) for the first time since late April.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2025
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Pickard’s only goal surrendered was the one from Sam Reinhart that tied Game 4 with 19.5 seconds left in regulation to send it to overtime.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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Like any other member of the public, Ye was required to take off his belt, empty his pockets, and surrender his electronic devices before going through a metal detector.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
13 June 2025
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Iglesias will deliver a career-spanning setlist encompassing both iconic standards and contemporary chart-toppers from his three-decade-plus career.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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Some people think forceps by doctors delivering babies in the ‘50s caused brain damage in infants.—
Time,
Time,
10 June 2025
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“Cough up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cough%20up. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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