COPED (WITH) Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

coped (with)

verb

past tense of cope (with)

as in addressed

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently coped with the latest foul-up gracefully

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Two doctors from Formula Medicine, an Italian center for driver performance working with BMW, which runs two cars in Hypercar in conjunction with the WRT team, directly addressed the suit’s cooling duration.

— Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
In an interview with Spectrum News, Husted addressed a seeming shift in his position.

— Maham Javaid, NPR, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of addressed

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Of that group, just one — last year’s Chicago Bears — managed to put behind the miserable start against its biggest rivals and reach the playoffs.

— Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The binding agreement with Alpha Wave Global, Premji Invest, Temasek and BlackRock managed funds values Adani Airport Holdings at about $18 billion on a pre-money basis, according to the company statement.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of managed

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Nate Jaros, vice president of animal care at the aquarium, said this is one of the largest hauls the aquarium has handled in years.

— John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Policies renew, claims get handled, and leadership moves on to more immediate financial priorities.

— Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of handled

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From fake praise to manipulated photos, AI is reshaping how hotels market themselves and how travelers make booking decisions.

— Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Apple is also adding support for Google's metadata standard, SynthID, for broader AI image identification, so you can be warned when a picture was manipulated or generated with AI.

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of manipulated

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For most of Saturday afternoon, Boise State treated one of college football’s most daunting stadiums with a suspicious lack of reverence.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The child was treated by medics on scene and taken to Cook Children’s Hospital, where she was pronounced dead in the emergency room.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of treated

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The play gave Western Michigan a field goal as time expired, and those 3 points loomed large as Western Michigan took a 9-7 lead in the fourth quarter.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
In 2022, the pair took a big risk for their first date and went on a spontaneous trip to the World Cup in Qatar.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of took

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But this is the second consecutive offseason Duren has negotiated for a new deal, and those attempts, thus far, have proven futile.

— Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The deal was negotiated by Edward McCarry and Peter Kelly of Cinema Guild with Hans Broich of Superzoom Film.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

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