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as in coping
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 progressing
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 eating
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 faring
Charlotte is not faring much better, immediately picking up on her outsider status in this lily-white town, and the way her new neighbors offer only bare-minimum politeness.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
Rival chains aren't faring much better, according to reports.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
But Corbin and others worry about how other older students are faring with extra free time, particularly those who have difficult home lives.
—Ilana Arougheti
updated October 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
Since the 1960s, heavy fuel oil—a residual product from refining gasoline, diesel, and kerosene—has been the principal energy source for ocean-faring vessels.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
The new play is faring better with an 87 percent capacity last week, and a gross of $427,910.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Anaheim faces challenges, but our budget is faring better than many other cities.
—Ashleigh Aitken, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
Despite a tough start to adulthood, including facing major economic downturns and struggling to land at good jobs as early as their predecessors, millennials are faring pretty well financially these days.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Bonhoeffer, with his immense capacity for empathy, worried about how his nephew, who was also his godson, was faring under these circumstances.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
Rival chains aren't faring much better, according to reports.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
But Corbin and others worry about how other older students are faring with extra free time, particularly those who have difficult home lives.
—Ilana Arougheti
updated October 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
Since the 1960s, heavy fuel oil—a residual product from refining gasoline, diesel, and kerosene—has been the principal energy source for ocean-faring vessels.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
The new play is faring better with an 87 percent capacity last week, and a gross of $427,910.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Anaheim faces challenges, but our budget is faring better than many other cities.
—Ashleigh Aitken, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
Despite a tough start to adulthood, including facing major economic downturns and struggling to land at good jobs as early as their predecessors, millennials are faring pretty well financially these days.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Bonhoeffer, with his immense capacity for empathy, worried about how his nephew, who was also his godson, was faring under these circumstances.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faring
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Many turn to short-term coping strategies that undermine long-term survival, like selling off livestock.—
Nurith Aizenman,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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For years, Canari, a professional piragua driver, made a living transporting visitors, including journalists, to Bajo Chiquito to see how the community was coping under a crush of migrants who arrived daily by the hundreds, and at times, thousands.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Redick said LeBron James, who didn’t travel with the team for the five-game trip, has done one-on-one work with coaches so far, and that the team is progressing from there in light of James being cleared for contact basketball activities.—
Khobi Price,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
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But the turnaround under Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg is still progressing nicely, driven by better execution on its 737 program.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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While about 10% of adults worldwide report bloating, fatigue or gut pain after eating foods containing gluten, only 16% to 30% of those cases show true gluten-specific reactions, the paper found.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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While that helps some of us love and others loathe tastes like super-dark chocolate or black coffee, the evolutionary purpose of these receptors is to keep us from eating things that could harm or kill us.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Nov. 2025
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But that’s what a player should be doing.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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This year, the majority of players have been wearing poppies on their shirts from October 23 through to November 11, though individuals are free to decide against doing so.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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The company count included insiders like Musk, who held around a 15% stake in Tesla going into the proxy and was allowed to vote his shares.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
11 Nov. 2025
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But going into markets relying solely on territory pre-sales alone — once the norm at AFM — is today a rarity, with most packages having some financing already in place to mitigate risk — and jitters.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Another holiday menu will be offered at its fine-dining Watertable restaurant.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Bolla Armchair offers deep seating and generous cushions for long-lasting comfort, while the more compact Bolla Chair provides versatile use in smaller spaces like dining rooms or home offices.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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Butler had been allowed supervised visitation every Saturday and, according to court records, was expected to gain unsupervised visitation rights in the coming weeks.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The two companies, which share similar brand- and consumer-focused philosophies, are increasingly coming into direct competition as Ralph Lauren builds in handbags, Coach’s bread-and-butter business.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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The mayoral election in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is proceeding to ranked choice voting after neither leading candidate clinched a majority of the vote on Tuesday.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Nov. 2025
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While responding to the fire alarm, a Harvard officer saw two people fleeing the building and attempted to stop them before proceeding to the floor where the alarm was triggered, officials previously said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Faring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faring. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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