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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
These first-quarter reports provide an inside look into how campaigns are faring with donors and budgeting their resources.
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2026
Liquor and beer are not faring any better.
—Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
So, how is Hurzeler faring overall on the impact of his subs?
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
The popularity of Miami’s sea-faring party scene regularly causes friction with authorities and their constituents ashore.
—Douglas Hanks, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
Rodriguez said his goal is to provide a holistic picture of how the industry is faring in Michigan.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 11 Feb. 2026
This is all coming at a strange time, when some major automakers see the EV market faring poorly and are making moves to revert to hybrid and gas-powered offerings for the immediate future.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 9 Feb. 2026
With the city’s pocketbooks faring no better now, officials have begun talking about making another pitch to Yuba City and Sutter County residents for a tax that could prove a windfall relative to the city’s flat revenue streams of late.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 7 Feb. 2026
With most of the mountain sitting on a roughly 40-inch base, however, intermediate skiers are faring far better.
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2026
Liquor and beer are not faring any better.
—Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
So, how is Hurzeler faring overall on the impact of his subs?
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
The popularity of Miami’s sea-faring party scene regularly causes friction with authorities and their constituents ashore.
—Douglas Hanks, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
Rodriguez said his goal is to provide a holistic picture of how the industry is faring in Michigan.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 11 Feb. 2026
This is all coming at a strange time, when some major automakers see the EV market faring poorly and are making moves to revert to hybrid and gas-powered offerings for the immediate future.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 9 Feb. 2026
With the city’s pocketbooks faring no better now, officials have begun talking about making another pitch to Yuba City and Sutter County residents for a tax that could prove a windfall relative to the city’s flat revenue streams of late.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 7 Feb. 2026
With most of the mountain sitting on a roughly 40-inch base, however, intermediate skiers are faring far better.
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faring
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Her father Jeremy Nemeth says coping with the news that federal funding will be ending has been hard.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Cape Cod and the South Shore are still coping with the wrath of the Blizzard of ’26.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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Antonia Noori Farzan Providence's snow removal efforts are also progressing slowly because heavy-duty equipment is in short supply, Mayor Brett Smiley said in a video posted on Tuesday.—
Eryn Dion,
The Providence Journal,
24 Feb. 2026
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Dane announced last year that he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a rare but swiftly progressing neurodegenerative disease.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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The eighth grader stopped eating after finding a worm in her food, family members said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Such a partial bypass of the hydropower turbines delivers water cold enough to keep non-native bass from breeding and then eating threatened humpback chubs.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Instead, members devoted every waking breath to restoring Sharia and, by doing so, heralding a new era of blind and impartial justice.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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Eventually, someone or some nation will aggressively stand up to this bully, and the consequences of doing so could be significant for the entire world.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Ferris, who pitched 1-2/3 scoreless innings in his second Cactus League start Saturday in the Dodgers’ 7-6 split-squad loss to the Texas Rangers at Surprise Stadium, noticed the contrast going from the Cubs to the Dodgers.—
Jack Vita,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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The debt markets going pencils down is a huge risk to an M&A market that looks poised to rip.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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The sleek kitchen has dining space for eight, so there’s room to serve up all of the burgers Shane accidentally cooks without needing to halve the recipe.—
Lauren Arzbaecher,
Architectural Digest,
24 Feb. 2026
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Sofía Vergara wore a red dress while dining with her family at Papi Steak in Miami.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026
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Brentford, Bournemouth and particularly Brighton & Hove Albion have reaped the benefits of signing up-and-coming talents who, ideally, will excel in the Premier League and be sold on to a bigger club at a huge profit.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Here are the cartoons coming soon to Tubi.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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Jonathan paid his respects by proceeding to draw a frowny face in the sand next to it.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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Those proceeding more quickly were given the right-of-way to pass on the left.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
26 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Faring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faring. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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