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
Her group provides services through Zoom and Google Meet to more than 7,000 adults and children coping with stressors such as cancer and chronic pain, as well as with anxiety, depression, and PTSD.
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Holly Dagres, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
In a way, Stand Up is the love story between those two coping mechanisms.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
She's opened up about coping with the breakup — and their public run-ins since the split — in numerous posts over the past six months.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Now, many countries are coping with the war’s repercussions on global energy supplies and prices, which hit Asia first and hardest.
—Anton L. Delgado, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Now, many countries are coping with the war's repercussions for global energy supplies and prices, which hit Asia first and hardest.
—ABC News, 30 May 2026
Costa said the study gave him valuable information on coping techniques.
—Cindy Hsu, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Students trained in these skills move from coping to capacity.
—Sharon A. Kuhn, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Botwin emphasizes that while there is no cure for PTSD or trauma responses, the key to managing them is to face the trauma, avoid self-destructive coping strategies, process feelings and practice self-compassion.
—Sarah Dewberry, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
Holly Dagres, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
In a way, Stand Up is the love story between those two coping mechanisms.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
She's opened up about coping with the breakup — and their public run-ins since the split — in numerous posts over the past six months.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Now, many countries are coping with the war’s repercussions on global energy supplies and prices, which hit Asia first and hardest.
—Anton L. Delgado, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Now, many countries are coping with the war's repercussions for global energy supplies and prices, which hit Asia first and hardest.
—ABC News, 30 May 2026
Costa said the study gave him valuable information on coping techniques.
—Cindy Hsu, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Students trained in these skills move from coping to capacity.
—Sharon A. Kuhn, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Botwin emphasizes that while there is no cure for PTSD or trauma responses, the key to managing them is to face the trauma, avoid self-destructive coping strategies, process feelings and practice self-compassion.
—Sarah Dewberry, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coping
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Everybody knows that there’ll be certain parts that are doing okay, but a large part of the society in North Korea is very poor.—
Andrew McNicol,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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In coverage at Barron’s, Paul La Monica notes how Fidelity is probably doing this due to pressure from brokers like Robinhood that don’t have the same usual requirements.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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The strategy is being driven by the conviction that the future of AI belongs to autonomous agents capable of executing complex, multi-step tasks — such as booking travel or managing calendars — rather than simply answering queries.—
Amedeo Goria,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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Appearing on Fox News, Lankford said the nation’s top intelligence post requires a leader with deep experience managing sensitive national security matters and suggested Pulte’s background raises legitimate questions.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2026
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The two surviving chicks were later named Sunny and Gizmo after 54,000 names were submitted by fans.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
4 June 2026
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This class focuses on how to understand nature and develop skills from surviving in ancient times to future sustainability practices.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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Control of Cislunar space—the region between the Earth and the Moon—is widely considered to be the next great arena for exploration and economic activity and will likely be a source of intense future competition between the world’s most advanced space-faring nations.—
Michael P. Dempsey,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2026
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But Atlanta is faring better than other host cities with its level of hotel bookings, with about 50% of the city’s survey respondents saying their booking pace was in line with or ahead of expectations, with demand trending above a typical June or July.—
Mirtha Donastorg,
AJC.com,
3 June 2026
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