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
Verb
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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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Pastrnak managed to just slip it between the near post and Vanecek for his third goal of the year.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for three days.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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He is survived by Jeannette, Monique, his brother Charles, sister Nancy Salvner, as well as his nieces and nephews, according to the statement shared on his Instagram on Thursday.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
17 Oct. 2025
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France’s government survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Thursday by a thin margin, giving the country a brief respite from intense political turmoil before what is expected to be another brutal battle over its budget.—
Aurelien Breeden,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Max Strus is the starter and has fared well as a shooter, screener and mover inside Cleveland’s scrambling attack.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Ironically, one of the stops that Strang created halfway along the 23-mile route fared much better.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Coped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coped. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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