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verb

ˈfer How to pronounce fare (audio)
Definition of farenext
1
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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2
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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3
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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fare

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noun

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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Recent Examples of fare
Verb
Los Angeles’ secondary has actually fared relatively well against the pass. — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026 States with Democratic governors also appeared to fare worse. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
This restaurant in the Fort Worth Stockyard’s Hotel Drover serves southern comfort food and Texas fare. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026 Delta has been raising fares to offset higher costs, with customers showing limited resistance. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fare
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fare
  1. cope
  2. do
  3. eat
  4. food
  5. survive
  6. progress
  7. dine
  8. provisions
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  • Building and protecting those pipelines will be expensive—but far cheaper than trying to keep the strait open by force or coping with periodic shortages and price spikes.
    — Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Quarterback Jayden Maiava and a receivers group coping with injuries will need to keep USC’s offense composed amid the hostile crowd.
    — Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of cope
Verb
  • The makeup is top-tier, the Aaliyah swoop bang is swooping, and the jewelry accents stand out without doing too much, which is usually her weak spot.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
  • When the boy’s body turns up by a river, the wives’ sisterhood is split between doing what feels right and following their husband’s wishes and Islamic tradition.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of do
Verb
  • Stitt, who grew up in Cullman, an hour north, the son of a country doctor, reminisces about traveling to eat with his parents—to New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Miami.
    — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The pastors, authors and avid outdoorsmen harvest several deer during hunting season each year, filling their freezers with venison to be eaten.
    — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of eat
Noun
  • This would be particularly relevant in contested environments where drones can observe roads, locate logistics convoys and attack vehicles carrying ammunition, fuel, food and other essential supplies.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Caffeine hits your bloodstream faster when there’s no food to slow it down, setting you up for a crash later, endocrinologists told Parade.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of food
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  • Remarkably, the water-soluble artwork had survived despite its proximity to a sprinkler pipe.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In Tennessee, Christa Pike survived an execution attempt two weeks ago despite receiving two lethal doses of pentobarbital.
    — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of survive
Verb
  • Detecting adenocarcinomas early can help keep them from progressing to advanced disease.
    — Alice Park, Time, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Sepesi said one of the biggest challenges with lung cancer is that symptoms often do not appear until the disease has progressed.
    — Tori Mason, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of progress
Verb
  • If weather permits, be sure to dine at Oliveto Restaurant & Lounge Bar, which sits beneath a shady grove of trees and overlooks the pool and vineyard.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Solo dining is becoming more common, and new 2026 data gives operators a clearer picture of what people dining alone want from their restaurant experience.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of dine
Noun
  • For properties other than single-family homes and duplexes, the statute addresses reasonable provisions for clean and safe common areas along with services such as garbage removal and extermination of certain pests.
    — Emma Clapp, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The incident illustrates the failures of trust and safety provisions that are supposed to protect against this kind of confusion.
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
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