COPES (WITH) Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

copes (with)

verb

present tense third-person singular of cope (with)

as in addresses

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

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The drilling partnership therefore addresses a fundamental part of the deployment model.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
This deal permanently and completely addresses our national security concerns in Greenland.

— Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

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That capacity will be needed as Britain manages several submarine programs at the same time.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
Andra Bennett, a spokesperson for the city’s public events department, which manages the convention center, said the demolition of the center’s arena is the next phase in a project that has spanned two decades.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026

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The series follows Mónica, a newly qualified lawyer who learns to defraud clients, manipulates her family to secure an inheritance, then betrays her mentor.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
In an interview with the Shade Room last year, Knight’s son, Shanga Hankerson, claimed McDowell pushed the singer into performing and manipulates her.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of manipulates

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Maintaining a lush, healthy lawn takes year-round diligence to keep soil healthy and weeds, pests, and diseases at bay.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026
The decision to construct the film around precisely five-minute takes presents a formidable formal and technical challenge.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of takes

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The movie treats its main character with a devotion as unquestioning as the canine does.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
The Pisces Moon in your finance zone squares your ruler Uranus in your playful 5th house, making spontaneous plans, tickets, hobbies, or treats harder to resist.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026

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