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
Costa said the study gave him valuable information on coping techniques.
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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
If activism isn’t your preferred coping mechanism, social media and support groups have connected me with many other school-shooting survivors.
—Zoe Weissman, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
Shot in Latvia in Russian, the movie is less a procedural investigation of a murder and more a portrayal of a corrupt society coping with a new war.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 May 2026
Sources claim Fergie’s been coping by drowning her sorrows in retail therapy, which could push her even further into debt.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 24 May 2026
Remember that every child is different, so choose coping techniques that might work with their personality and temperament.
—Corinne Schuman, Parents, 22 May 2026
Those struggles can manifest in a range of ways, McClanahan said, from finding new coping mechanisms to replace food to ongoing body image concerns, even after weight loss.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 14 May 2026
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
If activism isn’t your preferred coping mechanism, social media and support groups have connected me with many other school-shooting survivors.
—Zoe Weissman, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
Shot in Latvia in Russian, the movie is less a procedural investigation of a murder and more a portrayal of a corrupt society coping with a new war.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 May 2026
Sources claim Fergie’s been coping by drowning her sorrows in retail therapy, which could push her even further into debt.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 24 May 2026
Remember that every child is different, so choose coping techniques that might work with their personality and temperament.
—Corinne Schuman, Parents, 22 May 2026
Those struggles can manifest in a range of ways, McClanahan said, from finding new coping mechanisms to replace food to ongoing body image concerns, even after weight loss.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coping
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Every generation eventually rewrites George Washington, which tells you less about Washington than about the country doing the rewriting.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2026
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Pritzker has proposed a social media tax projected to bring in about $200 million from large tech companies doing business in Illinois.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2026
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White can point to patterns and minutes restrictions, and there is a reasonable basketball explanation for managing Boston's workload.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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The Spurs’ defense was incredibly connected, aggressively rotating on and off SGA doubles and managing not to get exposed on the back end.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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The surviving child was later taken to a child advocacy center for a forensic interview, according to the affidavit.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
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In practice, much of that arsenal depends on aging Soviet-era hardware, chronic fuel shortages and a strategy built less around defeating an invader than surviving one.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
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As for how long the functional cure lasts, GSK has tracked a small number of patients from earlier-stage studies and found most still faring well up to three years later, Paff said.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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All the airline stocks have been faring quite well in the last month.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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“Coping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coping. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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