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
Despite the overwhelming demand for medical services and the shortage of supplies in Venezuela’s public health system, Domingo Luciani Hospital in the capital of Caracas coped with an influx of patients thanks to a flood of donations.
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Regina Garcia Cano,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Only conceded once at Arsenal last week and coped well, before making some fine saves on the final day against Wolves.
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Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
Lennie asked about how the audience coped with that.
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Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
Sam coped with pain by avoiding movement and activity, swapping soccer for videogames.
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Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
In recent years, Bareilles has also coped publicly with the death of close friend and Broadway colleague Gavin Creel, the Tony Award–winning actor and singer who died in September 2024 from a rare and aggressive form of sarcoma.
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Abigail Park,
Billboard,
19 Mar. 2026
Each generation showed small variations, and just like in nature, those that coped the best passed on their characteristics.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
Here's a look at how the South coped with winter weather.
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James Powel,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
Teachers coped with students withdrawing into silence or erupting into tantrums after relatives were detained.
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Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Sep. 2025
Regina Garcia Cano,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Only conceded once at Arsenal last week and coped well, before making some fine saves on the final day against Wolves.
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Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
Lennie asked about how the audience coped with that.
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Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
Sam coped with pain by avoiding movement and activity, swapping soccer for videogames.
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Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
In recent years, Bareilles has also coped publicly with the death of close friend and Broadway colleague Gavin Creel, the Tony Award–winning actor and singer who died in September 2024 from a rare and aggressive form of sarcoma.
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Abigail Park,
Billboard,
19 Mar. 2026
Each generation showed small variations, and just like in nature, those that coped the best passed on their characteristics.
—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
Here's a look at how the South coped with winter weather.
—
James Powel,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
Teachers coped with students withdrawing into silence or erupting into tantrums after relatives were detained.
—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Sep. 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.
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Wisconsin Republicans did the same last year, and similar efforts have been raised in other states.
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The Phillies loaded the bases with two outs in the second, and after fouling off several Chandler pitches, Crawford took another late swipe and managed to hit one down the third base line off the end of the bat.
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In addition, problems at large banks — the failure of which could cause systemic issues — can be managed better if those banks have a larger cushion of reserves to draw on, either to get through a difficult period or to be resolved.
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Defending champion Argentina survived an upset bid by World Cup darling Cabo Verde 3-2 earlier Friday and next takes on Egypt Tuesday in a Round of 16 game at Atlanta.
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Shawna underwent several surgeries and remained in critical condition but survived the attack.
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Asian stock markets fared better with Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai all closing higher.
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Since the Baby Boomers came of age in the 1970s, each successive generation has fared worse than the last, some researchers say.
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“Coped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coped. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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