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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
The report found that some states fared well in certain categories but fell short in others.
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Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2026
New York City has actually fared better than the rest of the state in terms of overall population stats.
—Tom Deignan, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026
Here's a look at how some major public and private health care and medical universities in Texas fared on the list.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 20 June 2026
But even that addition has fared well.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 19 June 2026
The paper does not go into detail about how well students fared in graduate school, their satisfaction in their program, or their publication record.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 17 June 2026
The experiment was run many times in several variations, and Mischel and others returned to it in longitudinal studies to see how the children who had held out for two marshmallows at age 3 fared at age 13 or 30.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
The city has historically fared well at the James Beard Awards, typically winning at least one medal each year the awards are given.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
The Bucs’ other rookie cornerback, Jacob Parrish, a third-rounder from Kansas State, fared much better.
—Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2026
New York City has actually fared better than the rest of the state in terms of overall population stats.
—Tom Deignan, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026
Here's a look at how some major public and private health care and medical universities in Texas fared on the list.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 20 June 2026
But even that addition has fared well.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 19 June 2026
The paper does not go into detail about how well students fared in graduate school, their satisfaction in their program, or their publication record.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 17 June 2026
The experiment was run many times in several variations, and Mischel and others returned to it in longitudinal studies to see how the children who had held out for two marshmallows at age 3 fared at age 13 or 30.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
The city has historically fared well at the James Beard Awards, typically winning at least one medal each year the awards are given.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
The Bucs’ other rookie cornerback, Jacob Parrish, a third-rounder from Kansas State, fared much better.
—Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fared
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Only conceded once at Arsenal last week and coped well, before making some fine saves on the final day against Wolves.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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Lennie asked about how the audience coped with that.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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As the race progressed, Schlossberg received heavy media scrutiny by The New York Times with reports of high turnover inside his campaign and allegations of erratic behavior.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
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As things progressed, sources say the studio brought in Reeves’ Toy Story 4 director to pitch his vision, which eventually led to Reeves thumbs up to star in the film.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
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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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Boasberg issued a temporary restraining order and ordered that the planes be turned around, but Justice Department attorneys said his oral instructions directing the flight to be returned were defective, and the deportations proceeded as planned.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
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The tensions around the negotiations The negotiations proceeded under a cloud of escalating tensions.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
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In Nuuk, Horn dined multiple times with Pele Broberg, the head of the Naleraq Party.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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The pair dined at a Mexican restaurant followed by dessert at a cookie shop.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Morocco attempted five shots before Scotland managed its first, which did not come until the 44th minute.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
20 June 2026
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Among those another shot back was Jon Rahm, who missed two good chances Friday morning but still managed a 68 without a bogey on his card.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Verb
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Benintendi went deep after pinch-hitter Sam Antonacci doubled off Fernando Cruz (4-2).—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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News of his upcoming match went viral on Weibo, with the hashtag racking up more than 24 million views.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
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