fared

past tense of fare
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Recent Examples of fared How has new head coach David Adelman fared running the show? Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025 More than a third of the condo apartments sold in Manhattan over roughly the past year sold at a loss, although the top end of the market fared better, according to a new report. Robert Frank, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025 Still, leaves in some parts of the United States turned out OK despite the stress put on them, Pastelok said, noting that parts of central and northern New England fared pretty well. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025 Here is how other real estate categories fared during 2024. George Avalos, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025 Cuomo, running as an independent after losing the Democratic primary to Mamdani, fared better Wednesday than during their first debate. Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025 Arch-rivals Sunderland have fared marginally better, converting five of their 14 big chances across eight matches. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025 Democrats, meanwhile, fared slightly worse, garnering a 37% approval rating. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025 Historically, soca has not fared well in this category, but if there was ever a year to honor the King of Soca, 2025 is it. Kyle Denis, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fared
Verb
  • William offered some surprisingly candid answers about everything from his parents' divorce to how his children — Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7 — coped with Kate Middleton's cancer diagnosis.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • As a teen growing up in an abusive household, Morgan coped daily with physical and emotional harm from her mother.
    Laura Schwab Reese, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Lobbying expenditures from firms linked to the Chinese PLA have intensified as deliberations in Congress have progressed surrounding the National Defense Authorization Act, an annual piece of legislation designed to fund America’s military and deal broadly with national security matters.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2025
  • But as the year progressed, confidence returned, driven in part by the power of these digitally native generations.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.
    Angela Andaloro, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
    Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Dressed to the nines, Courtnie and Josh tied the knot in heartwarming fashion, and then proceeded to the reception, where the wedding party was introduced to the sounds of the the anthem for the Chicago Bulls.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Mazda proceeded to up the ante through four generations, all with the same design brief but made more sophisticated over time.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Prosecutor Andrew Figliuzzi claimed Chambers dined at a Houston restaurant before hitting three bars on the night of the crash, per the Chronicle, allegedly downing at least six alcoholic beverages and using cocaine.
    KC Baker, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Following the blowout win over Las Vegas, Kelce and his fiancée, Taylor Swift, dined there Sunday.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Carter hadn’t managed to build a profitable business with his attempt to recapture Vanity Fair’s old spirit (and luxury advertising base).
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Larson was one of the four drivers including Hamlin, Chase Briscoe and William Byron in contention for the title, but Larson managed to finish in third position, ahead of the other three contenders to claim the championship.
    Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Against the Canucks, the Wild’s league-worst penalty kill (which had given goals on five of the previous six opposing power plays) went 3 for 3 in large part because of big blocks by Brodin, Matt Boldy and Rossi and Gustavsson making five saves.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Last year’s contest between the Dodgers and Yankees, however, had more heft in the nation’s largest TV market even though that series only went five games.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025

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