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as in coped
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 progressed
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 ate
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 fared
Gabriel fared well in his first career start on Sunday despite a loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
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Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
The Purdue product fared worse against the Chiefs the following week, though.
—Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
The 2025 State of Mental Health in America report sizes up how all 50 states and Washington, DC, fared on 17 measures of mental health in 2022 and 2023, according to Mental Health America, which published the report on Wednesday.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Indeed, the likes of Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan have expressed their surprise and optimism given that American consumers have fared so well in the past couple of years, and have continued to drive the economy as a result.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Similar to students in Milwaukee Public Schools, the city’s choice students fared worse on the math portion of the Forward Exam.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Manes’ career has not fared as well.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
Some parts of the metro area have fared better, with north Scottsdale, north Phoenix and parts of the West Valley receiving over 2 inches of rain this season.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The military fared better with a vote of confidence of 49%.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
The Purdue product fared worse against the Chiefs the following week, though.
—Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
The 2025 State of Mental Health in America report sizes up how all 50 states and Washington, DC, fared on 17 measures of mental health in 2022 and 2023, according to Mental Health America, which published the report on Wednesday.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Indeed, the likes of Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan have expressed their surprise and optimism given that American consumers have fared so well in the past couple of years, and have continued to drive the economy as a result.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Similar to students in Milwaukee Public Schools, the city’s choice students fared worse on the math portion of the Forward Exam.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Manes’ career has not fared as well.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
Some parts of the metro area have fared better, with north Scottsdale, north Phoenix and parts of the West Valley receiving over 2 inches of rain this season.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The military fared better with a vote of confidence of 49%.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fared
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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
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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
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As time progressed, those methods were not ideal for timing modern transportation, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
9 Oct. 2025
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The disease progressed to Alzheimer’s dementia in 2023.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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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
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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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
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The company has previously settled some of those claims but has not struck a nationwide settlement, so many lawsuits over mesothelioma have proceeded to trial in state courts in recent months.—
Reuters 14 hr ago,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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Fallon then proceeded to blow their minds with some facts and figures about the hit soundtrack, which has been on the Billboard 200 album charts for 15 weeks so far.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
8 Oct. 2025
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Meghan, 44, Harry, 41, and Williams, 44, all dined at New York's Soho House.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Related Stories As the trio dined and sipped their martinis, it was agreed that with all the darkness and division in the country and around the world, this year’s EMA Awards should embrace pop culture and focus on fun.—
Todd Longwell,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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His brother Gal, managed to escape.—
Itay Stern,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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As of Sunday afternoon, the fire crew managed to contain 25% of the wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Smith-Schuster tumbled backward to the ground, jumped up and went after Branch.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Showing confidence the whole night that the outcome wouldn’t really be in doubt, BSU went for it seven times on fourth down, converting six of those.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Fared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fared. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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