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
For one participant, a spike in social media app use was associated with feeling less connected to others and having more difficulty coping with emotions.
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Crista Marchesseault, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
Another study published in 2022 in the OMEGA Journal of Death and Dying found that humor is both a common grief trigger and a common coping mechanism for managing grief.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
In a video lesson, psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk emphasizes the importance of compassion when interacting with trauma survivors, highlighting that seemingly negative behaviors may be coping mechanisms for deep emotional pain and urging us to consider their struggles before passing judgment.
—Big Think, 1 Apr. 2026
Behind the scenes, Shaffer was coping with the loss of his mother who had died from cancer just weeks prior and reportedly planning to propose to Waggoner.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Call it manifestation, call it delusion (lovingly), call it a coping mechanism for ambition, but dressing for your future self is quietly becoming one of the most powerful styling frameworks of this moment.
—Essence, 1 Apr. 2026
Motorists around the world are also coping with higher gas prices due to the war.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Much of the West has been coping with prolonged drought conditions that are now being worsened by historically low seasonal snowpack and persistent record-breaking temperatures.
—Daniel Manzo, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
As an Iranian American and a university professor in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, my way of coping is not to deny the harm America has done to my country and region.
—Mehrnoush Soroush, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Crista Marchesseault, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
Another study published in 2022 in the OMEGA Journal of Death and Dying found that humor is both a common grief trigger and a common coping mechanism for managing grief.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
In a video lesson, psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk emphasizes the importance of compassion when interacting with trauma survivors, highlighting that seemingly negative behaviors may be coping mechanisms for deep emotional pain and urging us to consider their struggles before passing judgment.
—Big Think, 1 Apr. 2026
Behind the scenes, Shaffer was coping with the loss of his mother who had died from cancer just weeks prior and reportedly planning to propose to Waggoner.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Call it manifestation, call it delusion (lovingly), call it a coping mechanism for ambition, but dressing for your future self is quietly becoming one of the most powerful styling frameworks of this moment.
—Essence, 1 Apr. 2026
Motorists around the world are also coping with higher gas prices due to the war.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Much of the West has been coping with prolonged drought conditions that are now being worsened by historically low seasonal snowpack and persistent record-breaking temperatures.
—Daniel Manzo, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
As an Iranian American and a university professor in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, my way of coping is not to deny the harm America has done to my country and region.
—Mehrnoush Soroush, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coping
Verb
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Pretty soon people realized that some women had actually always been out there doing things.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Add into the mix consistent hand-washing, doing the dishes with harsh soaps, and something as mundane as getting gel nail polish cured with a UV light?—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Cooking, handling special requests and managing busy environments still depend on people.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Wait times listed on the MyTSA mobile app may not be accurate because TSA isn’t actively managing its sites during the shutdown.—
John Raby,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Beating the Soviet Union to the moon made the huge risks acceptable for Apollo, said Charlie Duke, one of only four surviving moonwalkers.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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In 2019, Kathy Kleiner Rubin told Rolling Stone about her experience of surviving an attack from Bundy.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Humankind is bound to become a space-faring species, expanding beyond the bounds of Mother Earth, just as it, millions of years ago, spread out of its cradle in Africa.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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While the report produced a minor dip in SoFi’s stock when it was published, the stock has since performed more or less in line with the S&P 500, while faring better than its fintech peer Chime.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Coping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coping. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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