as in veil
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
committed their nefarious deeds under the dark cope of night
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as in to manage
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 cope
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
The short view is another cope.
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Sam Lipsyte,
Curbed,
15 Dec. 2025
Lucy Boyle,
Curbed,
26 June 2026
The breaks, introduced to help players cope with high temperatures across North America, have opened up additional advertising windows for broadcasters.
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
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Noun
You can’t even get properly offended by Jordan because the cope is so transparent.
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Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
The short view is another cope.
—
Sam Lipsyte,
Curbed,
15 Dec. 2025
Verb
Hillary finds leaning into the humor can be a good way to cope with some of the more irritating moments.
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Lucy Boyle,
Curbed,
26 June 2026
The breaks, introduced to help players cope with high temperatures across North America, have opened up additional advertising windows for broadcasters.
—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cope
Noun
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The veils of the universe have thinned.
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Lipa also wore a six-metre tulle wedding veil that was also hand-embroidered with beads and feathers.
Verb
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Both Ghana and England will walk away with a point after Ghana managed to hold off England in a heart-pounding final few minutes of stoppage time.
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Most of the site sits on private land, with a smaller portion managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
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Smoke from a Boyle Heights warehouse fire shrouds Dodger Stadium in acrid haze before the Dodgers’ 12-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.
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Silver and predatory birds aside, Silver and eagles aside, the shoe features a black leather and mesh region beneath the shroud with a red Jumpman.
Verb
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Smoke, salt, pepper and bark do the work.
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Mark Thompson does the costume and scenic design, with lighting by Howard Harrison.
Noun
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Throughout premodern Europe, this is how she was known—the figure in the cloak with a stool on her back, walking to houses at all hours, day and night.
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Throughout history, kings, queens and other members of the royal family have donned luxurious fur stoles, floor-length fur coats, capes with mink trims and cloaks with ermine edges (that's weasel fur).
Verb
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Hinkley was killed, and Fox survived with serious injuries in the incident, according to a report from the California Highway Patrol.
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After many of Jaehaerys’ 13 children died, Aemon Targaryen was the first of his children to survive into adulthood and would have been Jaehaerys’ heir, had Aemon not died before him.
Noun
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The post included a picture of a baby’s feet poking out from a blanket.
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The post showed an image of a baby's hands and feet in a blue blanket suggesting that Ohtani has a son to go with his daughter who was born in April 2025.
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In video shared by the outlet, Stewart grips surfaces for support while singing before motioning to a crew member, who brings over an oxygen tank and places the mask over his nose and mouth.
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The smoke from a Boyle Heights warehouse fire had spread into every crevice and corner of the facility, inescapable despite the masks handed out to staff.
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“Cope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cope. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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