as in food
substances intended to be eaten
that restaurant is well-known for serving only fresh, seasonal fare from local suppliers
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as in to cope
to meet one's day-to-day needs
residents of the flood-ravaged town are faring much better than one might have expected
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as in to do
to move forward along a course
families can be seen faring along the road to the campground while driving or towing all manner of conveyance
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as in to eat
to take a meal
diners at this charming country inn will fare sumptuously in an authentic colonial atmosphere
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Recent Examples of fare
City News Service, Daily News, 4 June 2026
From elegant international dining to soulful local fare, the region has something for every palate.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2026
Michael P. Dempsey, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
His former teammate, Shohei Ohtani, didn't fare any better.
—CBS News, 5 June 2026
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Noun
The rail service is also offering a 20% discount on coach and business-class fares to and from Los Angeles through July 15 as part of a partnership with the Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board.
—City News Service, Daily News, 4 June 2026
From elegant international dining to soulful local fare, the region has something for every palate.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2026
Verb
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
His former teammate, Shohei Ohtani, didn't fare any better.
—CBS News, 5 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fare
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The regulation of our environment; the presence of chemicals both intentionally and unwittingly in our food, water, air, and land; the ecological fate of all living creatures, and of the earth itself—all these dilemmas and conundrums find urgent expression in Carson’s work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Tony & Tara Eiguren The great potato capital has no shortage of great Basque food either, thanks to a hearty diaspora and community members like Tony and Tara Eiguren.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
Verb
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In response to the current Middle East shock, the World Bank is providing up to $25 billion in immediate liquidity through existing instruments to help developing economies cope.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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Citing their inability to cope under pressure, these countries allowed passage of many migrants to northern and western Europe without permission.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The trick is to do it gradually, so your body has time to recalibrate.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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What to do after writing some of this century’s most devastating songs about the torment of breaking up?—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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The pitch is that women can eat, train, work and sleep better by aligning their habits with the four phases of the menstrual cycle.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2026
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Taking a calcium supplement or eating a calcium-heavy meal alongside iron can cut iron absorption by up to 50%, which is why nutritionists suggest separating the two by at least two hours.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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Sure, there would be a number of hurdles wrapped up in the process, which would include medical provisions based upon Sorsby's 'mental health disorder' of addiction that his attorneys presented in court as an argument against the NCAA.—
Trey Wallace OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Dirty or dusty flags can be washed or dry cleaned, and there are no provisions against mending or repairing a flag, according to the American Legion.—
Darleene Powells,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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There is also the risk that a micrometeoroid could punch a hole in one of the heat-resistant outer tiles on the Orion spacecraft, NASA's crew capsule for the agency's Artemis moon missions, undermining its ability to survive the intense furnace of reentry, per NASA.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
7 June 2026
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Unlike other fruit trees, yuzu can survive cold temperatures, which adds to its appeal for growing in home gardens.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
7 June 2026
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As the case progressed, McBride reached for a startling variety of arguments to discredit Hadley’s claims about the Tates.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Corfino has been working on the Fast & Furious coaster for about a decade as the project progressed from blue sky to green light.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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Guests can dine at the bar, in the lively Saddle Room, with a direct view of the pizza oven, or—during the warmer months—on the garden patio.—
Lindsay Cohn,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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In July 2024, Rinderknecht demanded the chatbot generate an image that showed wealthy elites dining extravagantly on one side of a wall while the world burned beyond the barricade.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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“Fare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fare. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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