as in doing
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 coping
Here are tips for managing, coping, and thriving.
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wendy Wisner, Parents, 7 Mar. 2026
Rather than helping users develop coping skills, Halpern said, a purely affirming chatbot relationship can degrade those skills over time.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
Smooth, rounded bullnose coping framed walls, stairs, and planters in backyards of the 1960s and 1970s.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026
Anything that helps a person develop good coping skills can work.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
Her father Jeremy Nemeth says coping with the news that federal funding will be ending has been hard.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Cape Cod and the South Shore are still coping with the wrath of the Blizzard of ’26.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Missouri forward Jordana Reisma, who has been coping with a lingering lower body injury, was scratched shortly before the game.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Malinin’s performance, then, backflip and all, was more about coping.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
wendy Wisner, Parents, 7 Mar. 2026
Rather than helping users develop coping skills, Halpern said, a purely affirming chatbot relationship can degrade those skills over time.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
Smooth, rounded bullnose coping framed walls, stairs, and planters in backyards of the 1960s and 1970s.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026
Anything that helps a person develop good coping skills can work.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
Her father Jeremy Nemeth says coping with the news that federal funding will be ending has been hard.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Cape Cod and the South Shore are still coping with the wrath of the Blizzard of ’26.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Missouri forward Jordana Reisma, who has been coping with a lingering lower body injury, was scratched shortly before the game.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Malinin’s performance, then, backflip and all, was more about coping.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coping
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Similarly, Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf said in December that the bank is doing a lot more because of AI.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
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An officer monitoring a vehicle X-ray machine did not detect anything wrong with the vehicle, but another officer doing a physical inspection spotted the woman’s foot, according to the complaint.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Glen, former deputy mayor for housing and economic development under Mayor de Blasio, is founder and managing principal at MSquared, a real estate investment and development company.—
Alicia Glen,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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In a move that signaled the coming power grab, County CEO Michelle Aguirre intervened, keeping Schultz on the payroll to continue managing the very investments Freidenrich was elected to oversee.—
John Seiler,
Oc Register,
8 Mar. 2026
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In the state’s death chamber in Huntsville, Ricks apologized in his last statement to the third, surviving victim, Marcus Figueroa, who watched the execution through glass, the closest person among his relatives in an observation room to Ricks.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 12,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
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Elliott and others located the victims at Pizza City early on the morning of April 16, shooting one victim to death and shooting another surviving victim multiple times.—
Josh Davis,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Mar. 2026
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Writer Bryce Covert reports on how the store is faring since opening last summer, and how Mayor Mamdani might draw or divert from it in his own approach.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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How women are faring In honor of Women’s History Month, Fidelity broke out some data pertaining to women participating in 401(k) plans.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Coping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coping. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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