cope 1 of 2

noun

Definition of copenext
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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cope

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verb

ˈkōp How to pronounce cope (audio)
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
Noun
The most marvelous of all the vestments is a cope embroidered in a workshop in Genoa in the late 17th century. — Sarah Kozlowski, Dallas Morning News, 21 Mar. 2026 You can’t even get properly offended by Jordan because the cope is so transparent. — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
Alan Alda is sharing his surprising method of coping with Parkinson’s. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 States have already been taking matters into their own hands to help truckers cope with high diesel prices. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cope
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cope
  1. veil
  2. manage
  3. shroud
  4. do
  5. cloak
  6. survive
  7. blanket
  8. mask
Noun
  • On Monday morning, however, a visible veil of grief and gloom took over the previous sheen.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • What unfolded in that rental home in July lifted the veil on a complicated plot involving human trafficking, abuse, drugs and prostitution, according to arrest reports.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of veil
Verb
  • The main idea of the company is to automate parts of these missions so personnel can concentrate on operational decisions rather than manually managing every aspect of a drone’s flight or sensor operation.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Graham’s poetry—as readers of The New York Review will know—somehow manages to reckon with the whole spectrum of human existence in the 2020s.
    — Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of manage
Noun
  • With its magnetic shroud shoelace cover and dressy patent leather toe, the Air Jordan 16 was conceptualized in 2001 during an unusual period of Jordan’s legacy.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Scaffolding was being taken down Tuesday after workers over Labor Day weekend removed a shroud that had obscured the work.
    — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of shroud
Verb
  • The makeup is top-tier, the Aaliyah swoop bang is swooping, and the jewelry accents stand out without doing too much, which is usually her weak spot.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
  • When the boy’s body turns up by a river, the wives’ sisterhood is split between doing what feels right and following their husband’s wishes and Islamic tradition.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of do
Noun
  • Alleged violations included wearing colorful scarves or makeup, leaving hair visible or not wearing a chador, an all-enveloping cloak-like garment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • This, Rostov’s main thoroughfare, wasn’t illuminated by the familiar bright glare of its many street lamps, or by light from its windows, now blacked out, but emerged from the darkness all the more gently in a milky cloak of moonlight.
    — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of cloak
Verb
  • Remarkably, the water-soluble artwork had survived despite its proximity to a sprinkler pipe.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In Tennessee, Christa Pike survived an execution attempt two weeks ago despite receiving two lethal doses of pentobarbital.
    — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of survive
Noun
  • Add a bookmark, reading journal, cozy blanket, or handwritten list of your own favorite women authors.
    — Ethan Stone October 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Those with general admission tickets are also encouraged to bring portable chairs or blankets, as seating is not provided with those tickets.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of blanket
Noun
  • Prue barely even acknowledges the guy riding a unicycle past her local coffee shop while playing the bagpipes from under a Darth Vader mask.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2026
  • An illusion who has to smoke through his COVID mask and juggle packages and doughnut shop coffee, but an illusion nonetheless.
    — Roberta Mercuri, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026
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“Cope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cope. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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