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 some tips from the Plant Clinic for coping with Japanese beetles and grubs.
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Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Celebrating her 23rd birthday, Kara is on a cosmic bar crawl and coping with a tragic childhood in adult drinks.
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Much of Europe wasn’t built for air-conditioning, or for coping with hot weather at all.
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Beth Gardiner,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
Always alert to mood swings, Hollywood this week is coping with some dauntingly positive portents.
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Peter Bart,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
Countries everywhere are feeling inflationary pressures from the Iran war, but Americans and Europeans are coping differently.
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Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
25 June 2026
Deutch’s Jill leaves voicemails for her dead sister as a way of coping with the loss, but when the number is reassigned, connects with Robinson’s Austin who begins receiving the messages instead.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
As a method of coping and of shoring up the land, Ragusa enlisted a Sierra Madre company called Hardy Californians to plant a remediation seed mix across her lot.
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Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
His coping mechanism was to convert that fear into fuel.
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Joshua Encinias,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Celebrating her 23rd birthday, Kara is on a cosmic bar crawl and coping with a tragic childhood in adult drinks.
—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Much of Europe wasn’t built for air-conditioning, or for coping with hot weather at all.
—
Beth Gardiner,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
Always alert to mood swings, Hollywood this week is coping with some dauntingly positive portents.
—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
Countries everywhere are feeling inflationary pressures from the Iran war, but Americans and Europeans are coping differently.
—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
25 June 2026
Deutch’s Jill leaves voicemails for her dead sister as a way of coping with the loss, but when the number is reassigned, connects with Robinson’s Austin who begins receiving the messages instead.
—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
As a method of coping and of shoring up the land, Ragusa enlisted a Sierra Madre company called Hardy Californians to plant a remediation seed mix across her lot.
—
Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
His coping mechanism was to convert that fear into fuel.
—
Joshua Encinias,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coping
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Called up Thursday after signing as a free agent in April after recovering from March 2025 shoulder surgery, Grove made a memorable Rays debut — and was awarded the win for doing so.
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The Orioles aren't reinventing the wheel by doing that.
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Nowadays, Monson de Kansky still keeps busy, whether by managing the Sierra Madre property; spending time with her four children, six grandchildren and cat, Lizzie; keeping up with current affairs and old friends; or, naturally, teaching dance.
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With the Heat needing to make some important decisions in the coming days to round out its new-look roster around two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, that process even includes managing its three two-way contract slots.
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The bottom line Unpaid medical debt won't follow the surviving family members after the person has died.
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The surviving members continued — and thrived — for decades as New Order, but that was a very different sound.
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Indeed, the New York Fed has already discovered evidence that blue-collar workers are faring better at present than some counterparts.
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Spielberg turned one of science fiction’s grandest ideas — first contact with alien life — into the story of a boy and his weird little space-faring goblin best friend.
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“Coping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coping. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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