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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 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.
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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
While short-term rentals have fared better than large hotels, growth in demand in recent weeks has slowed, according to analysts.
—Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Carolina’s netminders haven’t fared much better.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Charles Winegardner, who grew up in Lothian and starred at Coastal Carolina, carded a 5-over 76 in the morning, but fared worse in the afternoon with a 9-over 80 for a two-round total of 156.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 9 June 2026
The mice that typically survived at high rates fared much worse when housed with KTI-3 mice, with their survival falling to 10%.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
Nvidia fared better, only down 1%.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 5 June 2026
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
While short-term rentals have fared better than large hotels, growth in demand in recent weeks has slowed, according to analysts.
—Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Carolina’s netminders haven’t fared much better.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Charles Winegardner, who grew up in Lothian and starred at Coastal Carolina, carded a 5-over 76 in the morning, but fared worse in the afternoon with a 9-over 80 for a two-round total of 156.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 9 June 2026
The mice that typically survived at high rates fared much worse when housed with KTI-3 mice, with their survival falling to 10%.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
Nvidia fared better, only down 1%.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 5 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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Tunisia have qualified for the World Cup on six occasions but have never progressed beyond the group stage.—
Sam Joseph,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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His symptoms apparently progressed throughout the day on Friday.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 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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But deployment of its planned 5,500-member contingent, composed largely of military personnel, has proceeded slowly.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
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Polls closed on June 2 and ballot counting has since proceeded relatively quickly, with county election officials estimating that roughly 9,000 votes remain to be tabulated.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
13 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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Even in the 1970s, the RAND Corporation, a US thinktank, was investigating how Dassault managed to field advanced fighter jets on time and at a cost well below US manufacturers.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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The only time Team USA managed to put the ball in the net sooner was in 2002 against Portugal (29th minute) and in a 1930 meeting with Paraguay (15th minute).—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
Verb
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Arasheben went downtown, knocked on doors and found somebody to make it for $37,000.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Just one minute later, Heung-min ran through the Czechia back line and had another open look, but this shot went wide of the goal to the left.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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