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
It’s been a tough week for Braves fans and the Braves organization, coping with the deaths of former team owner Ted Turner on Wednesday, then legendary manager Bobby Cox on Saturday.
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Ajc Sports, AJC.com, 9 May 2026
Instead, there is coping and emotional growth for these figures, who, in the third act, provide their elders with an opportunity to come to terms with their own preoccupations and pasts.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
In real space travel, however, or for anyone living off-world long term, coping with cosmic and solar radiation would be one of the most crucial considerations for survival.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 8 May 2026
If those steps aren’t enough, adaptogens are increasingly part of the conversation about coping with stress and anxiety.
—Ryan Brennan
may 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
In fact, these various coping mechanisms are only making things worse.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
How is that possible, especially as people are still coping with still high overall prices and now, surging costs for gas?
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Meanwhile, the experience economy has emerged as a coping mechanism.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 May 2026
What was once just a coping mechanism has become a source of inspiration for people across all body types and backgrounds.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Ajc Sports, AJC.com, 9 May 2026
Instead, there is coping and emotional growth for these figures, who, in the third act, provide their elders with an opportunity to come to terms with their own preoccupations and pasts.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
In real space travel, however, or for anyone living off-world long term, coping with cosmic and solar radiation would be one of the most crucial considerations for survival.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 8 May 2026
If those steps aren’t enough, adaptogens are increasingly part of the conversation about coping with stress and anxiety.
—Ryan Brennan
may 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
In fact, these various coping mechanisms are only making things worse.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
How is that possible, especially as people are still coping with still high overall prices and now, surging costs for gas?
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Meanwhile, the experience economy has emerged as a coping mechanism.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 May 2026
What was once just a coping mechanism has become a source of inspiration for people across all body types and backgrounds.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coping
Verb
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Our desire to see each other can remain the same but the means of doing so have to be flexible.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2026
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Just a wonderful man that teaches you lessons, teaches you camaraderie, unity, doing things as a unit, that no one’s different.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Your co-parent is managing treatment, uncertainty and the very real fear of how this will affect his relationship with his daughter.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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Researchers around the world continue to face difficulties in managing millions of qubits reliably, leading many companies and laboratories to prioritize more achievable near-term applications using systems built with dozens or hundreds of qubits instead of massive large-scale architectures.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Almost immediately, the surviving trees faced trouble.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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The annoyance economy’s impact can be starker for those surviving on tighter budgets.—
Becca Stanek,
TheWeek,
7 May 2026
Verb
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But not all households are faring equally well.—
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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Here is a look at how Machado is faring against fastballs in the strike zone this season compared to the previous six.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Coping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coping. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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