as in veil
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
committed their nefarious deeds under the dark cope of night
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as in to manage
to meet one's day-to-day needs
a young man learning to cope on his own at college
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Recent Examples of cope
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
Its rotating turret carried a metal frame and netting, a combination derisively referred to as a cope cage, designed to snag drones and prevent warheads from making direct strikes on hulls.
—C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Umair Irfan, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
Europe’s relationship with Washington were also on Monday’s agenda, including how to cope with Mr. Trump’s demands.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The antic good humor with which those humans under attack cope is admirable, but we’re reminded this is no joke when one employee’s visiting teenage son is killed.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
Its rotating turret carried a metal frame and netting, a combination derisively referred to as a cope cage, designed to snag drones and prevent warheads from making direct strikes on hulls.
—C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
This pattern is playing out in the wake of other disasters as well, like 2024’s Hurricane Helene, as residents are still coping with toxic waste, a complicated insurance process, and an agonizingly slow recovery.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
Europe’s relationship with Washington were also on Monday’s agenda, including how to cope with Mr. Trump’s demands.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cope
Noun
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The sun, for all its glitz, tends to hide behind a veil of mystery.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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Favoring minimal-to-no jewelry pieces, Anderson accessorized with a thick black headband attached to a black birdcage veil.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Then, in December, the National Park Service issued its final rule restricting bear baiting on Alaska lands managed by the NPS.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
31 Jan. 2025
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The manifest, managed by American Airlines, will be disseminated through their official sources and the National Transportation Safety Board, said Director of Airports in Wichita Jesse Romo.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The bodies were wrapped in shrouds, with blue press vests draped over them.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
27 Dec. 2024
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All that’s peeking out from underneath its shroud is a toe tagged with the Westview Public Library card of stamped dates and a long lock of scarlet (get it?) hair.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
18 Sep. 2024
Verb
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Are there still any obvious gaps in the team? Leicester could have really done with a new, commanding central defender.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
4 Feb. 2025
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Continue reading here Roger Goodell says 18-game NFL season is possible but ‘a lot of work to be done’ A Chiefs bar in Eagles country?—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The frantic search for survivors started under the cloak of icy darkness.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN,
2 Feb. 2025
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For the late-night show performance, the musician stripped the color from the video feed and showcased the dynamic track in black and white while wearing a hood cloak and glowing eyeglasses.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Only her own plantation has survived Sherman’s assault.—
Scott Spillman,
The New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2025
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Sanders’ story of his Toyota Tacoma surviving the Eaton Fire went viral on social media.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The happy announcement was accompanied by the first photo of baby Athena, snuggled in a pink blanket in a photo credited to her father Edo.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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Trump's blanket pardon drew condemnation from police who battled the mob during the Capitol attack, their families and lawmakers, including some of the president's fellow Republicans.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA TODAY,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Exiting the clean room and leaving the telescope behind is a little like exiting an operating room, passing back through successively less sterile chambers, doffing mask and outer garments, and rejoining the world of dirt and dust and grit and grime.—
Jeffrey Kluger/Greenbelt,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2025
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Passengers seated near someone who appears sick should consider wearing a mask, using hand sanitizer, and requesting to be moved if uncomfortable.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Cope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cope. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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