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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
But not all households are faring equally well.
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Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Here is a look at how Machado is faring against fastballs in the strike zone this season compared to the previous six.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
The analyst highlighted that the company’s first-quarter revenue and operating income surpassed the Street’s consensus estimates by 2% and 15%, respectively, with all segments faring better than expectations.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 3 May 2026
Weak spending at stores serving low-income households, the team added, has likely dramatically fallen because of changes to immigration policy, as opposed to remaining low-income households faring worse than the average.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
The moon-faring astronauts of the Apollo era had to relieve themselves in disposable bags.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
Becka isn’t faring much better.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
Days later, on Tuesday, April 7, Spelling, 52, issued a video statement on Instagram detailing what occurred and how her family is faring since then.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
New composite material boosts strength by 26% In a space-faring economy, every kilogram of cargo launched into space requires immense energy, making mass management a primary concern for mission planning.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Here is a look at how Machado is faring against fastballs in the strike zone this season compared to the previous six.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
The analyst highlighted that the company’s first-quarter revenue and operating income surpassed the Street’s consensus estimates by 2% and 15%, respectively, with all segments faring better than expectations.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 3 May 2026
Weak spending at stores serving low-income households, the team added, has likely dramatically fallen because of changes to immigration policy, as opposed to remaining low-income households faring worse than the average.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
The moon-faring astronauts of the Apollo era had to relieve themselves in disposable bags.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
Becka isn’t faring much better.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
Days later, on Tuesday, April 7, Spelling, 52, issued a video statement on Instagram detailing what occurred and how her family is faring since then.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
New composite material boosts strength by 26% In a space-faring economy, every kilogram of cargo launched into space requires immense energy, making mass management a primary concern for mission planning.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faring
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It’s been a tough week for Braves fans and the Braves organization, coping with the deaths of former team owner Ted Turner on Wednesday, then legendary manager Bobby Cox on Saturday.—
AJC Sports,
AJC.com,
9 May 2026
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Instead, there is coping and emotional growth for these figures, who, in the third act, provide their elders with an opportunity to come to terms with their own preoccupations and pasts.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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The review confirmed that the engine’s design, manufacturing process, as well as supply chain are progressing on schedule ahead of the next development phase later this year.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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The entire letter to the Jubilee committee offered an optimistic view of the future in which the human race was always progressing toward freedom.—
Marianne Holdzkom,
The Conversation,
14 May 2026
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The only other people in the restaurant were two of Magyar’s aides and Miklós, his son, who sat at a nearby table eating burrata.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Some health experts note, however, that these forms may provide less fiber and fewer benefits than eating the whole vegetable.—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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Our desire to see each other can remain the same but the means of doing so have to be flexible.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2026
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Just a wonderful man that teaches you lessons, teaches you camaraderie, unity, doing things as a unit, that no one’s different.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Everything is going surprisingly well despite the team being affected by injuries all spring.—
Jesús Cano,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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All of the passengers who were on board the cruise ship are asymptomatic and the evacuation operation was going as planned, a spokesperson for Spain’s Health Ministry said in an update Sunday morning.—
Vasco Cotovio,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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Wakefield was dining with his family in the outdoor patio area at the restaurant.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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Eagle, a real estate executive, was dining at Reata on the top floor of the 35-story Bank One Tower when the tornado hit.—
Brayden Garcia
May 11,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 May 2026
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Indigenous peoples in the area have been coming there for 1000s of years to soak and take advantage of the waters, and so there’s been a hotel or some manner of resort there since the late eighteen hundreds, welcoming people to come and take the waters and relax and enjoy.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
15 May 2026
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Plus, coming so close and the disappointment (of third) fueled my fire more.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
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Hundreds of miles downriver from the Big Bend, in the Rio Grande Valley, wall construction has been proceeding at a rapid pace, threatening areas—a historic chapel, a wildlife refuge, a state park, the National Butterfly Center—that had previously been protected by Congress.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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This microburst pattern often repeats dialogue in slightly shifting variations, the story proceeding along in a choppy cadence.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
13 May 2026
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“Faring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faring. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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