COUGHING UP Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

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 The Cubs bullpen surrendered eight runs — with all three relievers coughing up at least one and Trent Thornton’s five-run sixth the difference in the loss. — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 The 42-year-old righty has allowed nine homers in eight starts this season, permitting at least one in five turns and coughing up multiple home runs in three. — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 After being brought back to shore, Nathaniel began coughing up sand. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Until then, symptoms such as a persistent or worsening cough, coughing up blood, chest pain, shortness of breath, hoarseness or unexplained weight loss warrant a conversation with a healthcare provider. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 31 July 2026 Common symptoms include coughing, chest pain, coughing up blood, weakness or fatigue, and fevers. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 14 July 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 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

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But that would have meant Parton relinquishing half the publishing rights and therefore half the royalties.

— Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
America is the ultimate answer to the pogrom, and to the emancipation Europe offered on the condition of relinquishing Jewish ethnic and cultural distinctiveness.

— Rory Lancman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of relinquishing

Verb

But the force of the flooding could mean mud may be caked over such exits, rendering rescue plans difficult, Horney said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
The software offered to fix it, rendering a version with the left side lifted and overlaying the before and after so the subject could watch his own jawline move.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of rendering

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Starbucks knocked it out of the park Wednesday night, turning in strong quarterly results and lifting its full-year guidance for several key metrics.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 30 July 2026
Sepp Kuss and Matteo Jorgenson played similar roles on Visma, with Kuss in particular turning in another strong supporting performance, metronomic in the high mountains.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of turning in

Verb

But doing this while maintaining any semblance of balance in her own life meant giving up a well-paying job as a health care professional.

— Jim King, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Aryna Sabalenka isn't giving up the mesh Remember when the tennis fashion police threw a certified hissy fit over Aryna Sabalenka's black mesh kit?

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of giving up

Verb

Overall, Lomon pitched 16 2/3 innings, surrendering 24 hits and eight walks while recording seven strikeouts in his career.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Leaving is sometimes necessary, but far more often the harder and healthier work is learning how to stay connected to imperfect people without surrendering ourselves, or trying to control them.

— David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of surrendering

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These changes have not been enough to convince allies that the United States is serious about handing over responsibility for conventional deterrence.

— JENNIFER KAVANAGH, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
But Scalable is not handing over unrestricted control of customer accounts to AI.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of handing over

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That’s the traditional deadline of 12 days before the election set by Florida to allow for processing and delivering your ballot.

— Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
Revisit the same dimensions over time to see whether initiatives are delivering results and your marketing capabilities are growing stronger.

— James Fratzke, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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