as in shrouds
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 does
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 copes
Sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Unlike other forms of stress, exercise stress is a good thing, because the body copes with it in a positive way.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Healing does not look the same for everyone, and the way each person copes with distress can vary greatly.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The help is needed and appreciated as the family still copes.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
Aubrey Plaza has opened up in a safe space with her friend and fellow Parks and Recreation star Amy Poehler, as the actress copes with ongoing grief following her husband Jeff Baena's death at age 47 in January.
—EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Ksenia Mironova copes with the absence of her fiancé, also a journalist, who is in prison on charges of treason.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
The 10-2 vote in favor of the easier policy came as the Fed copes with an absence of timely economic data due to the four-week-old government shutdown.
—Sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Unlike other forms of stress, exercise stress is a good thing, because the body copes with it in a positive way.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Healing does not look the same for everyone, and the way each person copes with distress can vary greatly.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The help is needed and appreciated as the family still copes.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
Aubrey Plaza has opened up in a safe space with her friend and fellow Parks and Recreation star Amy Poehler, as the actress copes with ongoing grief following her husband Jeff Baena's death at age 47 in January.
—EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Ksenia Mironova copes with the absence of her fiancé, also a journalist, who is in prison on charges of treason.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for copes
Noun
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The 54 unidentified bodies were laid carefully in a long line of white shrouds as Palestinians gathered around the grave site.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
25 Oct. 2025
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That’s because cutting-edge encryption shrouds information behind mathematical problems (such as factoring enormous numbers) that are conjectured to be unsolvable in any practical amount of time.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Manow does a bump of K on the table to relax while Clateman shows me a high-tech nicotine vape that displays music videos and also rates the intensity of your hits with a numerical score.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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The point of Generative AI is the tech does the bulk of the work on its own.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Goldwell Open Air Museum, next to the skeletal buildings of Rhyolite Ghost Town, is a large-scale sculpture installation created by a group of Belgian artists that’s complete with ghostly figures wearing white cloaks.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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My freshman-year college roommate brought an entire underbed storage tub full of medieval costumes (multiple petticoats and cloaks).—
Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Arkansas Department of Human Services oversees SNAP, and the Arkansas Department of Health manages WIC.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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The teenager manages to skip around Carreras’ challenge, but the defensive pressure means Yamal runs straight into Orkun Kokcu’s tackle.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The women are pictured with, or without, veils and against the backdrop of Baroque and modern churches.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Lady Jessica, a member of the powerful Bene Gesserit sisterhood, is often seen in veils and face coverings.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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One of his victims survives long enough to warn Point Man about someone named Alma.—
Will Borger,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Their firstborn son, Finnley Tate, age 10, survives, surrounded by loving family.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Faux brass candlesticks, plastic nutcrackers, and off-brand plaid blankets are hauled out as budget stand-ins for the designer’s signature style.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Babies should always sleep alone, on their back, on a firm, flat crib mattress, without stuffed animals, blankets, pillows, or bumpers.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The show fares better with the Irvine clan, which in addition to Milo, Marissa and Peter includes Peter’s sister, Lia (Abby Elliott), a recovering drug addict, and their brother, Brian (Daniel Monks), a disabled day trader.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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Farrell fares a bit better in the picture’s more intimate scenes, where his anxious, conflicted demeanor makes more sense.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Copes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copes. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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