coped

verb

past tense of cope
as in did
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 coped She’s coped in life by using other people to take care of her in many different ways. — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026 Belgium’s midfield coped despite playing without both Amadou Onana and Youri Tielemans, who was lost to injury in pregame warm-ups. — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 11 July 2026 Hamilton coped best with adapting his driving style around Formula 1's new reliance on battery power to take pole position in qualifying for Saturday's sprint race. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 Despite the overwhelming demand for medical services and the shortage of supplies in Venezuela’s public health system, Domingo Luciani Hospital in the capital of Caracas coped with an influx of patients thanks to a flood of donations. — Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026 Lennie asked about how the audience coped with that. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026 Sam coped with pain by avoiding movement and activity, swapping soccer for videogames. — Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026 In recent years, Bareilles has also coped publicly with the death of close friend and Broadway colleague Gavin Creel, the Tony Award–winning actor and singer who died in September 2024 from a rare and aggressive form of sarcoma. — Abigail Park, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2026 Each generation showed small variations, and just like in nature, those that coped the best passed on their characteristics. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coped
  1. did
  2. managed
  3. survived
  4. fared
Verb
  • Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
    — Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Wisconsin Republicans did the same last year, and similar efforts have been raised in other states.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Definition of did
Verb
  • Defense attorney Marilyn Bednarski said Burke’s mother, Colleen Burke, managed most of the company’s financial decisions.
    — Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 22 July 2026
  • The Japanese international moved to Birmingham last summer for around €9 million, but managed just one goal in 28 appearances in the English Championship.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of managed
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  • Mia Bieniemy, 57, survived the shooting after she was hospitalized for serious injuries.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
  • The fund survived with just $10 billion, the Journal reported, keeping that Anthropic stake intact.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Definition of survived
Verb
  • Lucky Flight 13 Friday's Starship Flight 13 mission fared a bit better.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 25 July 2026
  • The investors who fared best through the last four crashes weren’t the ones with the best forecasts.
    — Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of fared

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