as in doing
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 coping
That was my only coping mechanism for that level of fear and sadness was drugs.
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Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
In many cases, Kallis said, the roots of this behavior were planted long before, frequently through trauma, abuse, isolation, addiction or distorted coping mechanisms that were never confronted or healed.
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Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Much of Europe wasn’t built for air-conditioning, or for coping with hot weather at all.
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Beth Gardiner,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
Always alert to mood swings, Hollywood this week is coping with some dauntingly positive portents.
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Peter Bart,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
Countries everywhere are feeling inflationary pressures from the Iran war, but Americans and Europeans are coping differently.
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Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
25 June 2026
Deutch’s Jill leaves voicemails for her dead sister as a way of coping with the loss, but when the number is reassigned, connects with Robinson’s Austin who begins receiving the messages instead.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
As a method of coping and of shoring up the land, Ragusa enlisted a Sierra Madre company called Hardy Californians to plant a remediation seed mix across her lot.
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Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
His coping mechanism was to convert that fear into fuel.
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Joshua Encinias,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
In many cases, Kallis said, the roots of this behavior were planted long before, frequently through trauma, abuse, isolation, addiction or distorted coping mechanisms that were never confronted or healed.
—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Much of Europe wasn’t built for air-conditioning, or for coping with hot weather at all.
—
Beth Gardiner,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
Always alert to mood swings, Hollywood this week is coping with some dauntingly positive portents.
—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
Countries everywhere are feeling inflationary pressures from the Iran war, but Americans and Europeans are coping differently.
—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
25 June 2026
Deutch’s Jill leaves voicemails for her dead sister as a way of coping with the loss, but when the number is reassigned, connects with Robinson’s Austin who begins receiving the messages instead.
—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
As a method of coping and of shoring up the land, Ragusa enlisted a Sierra Madre company called Hardy Californians to plant a remediation seed mix across her lot.
—
Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
His coping mechanism was to convert that fear into fuel.
—
Joshua Encinias,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coping
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The young man was doing LeBron James’ silencer celebration after scoring a goal one moment and being tagged with soccer’s equivalent of a Flagrant 2 the next — because of how one moment was assessed on tape delay.
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The city’s police department will be doing safety checks in the area as well.
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Portugal’s biggest warning sign came in their final clash, with Colombia managing 24 shots on goal — their most recorded in a World Cup game.
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There’s less enthusiasm for FIFA’s role in managing the World Cup.
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Su expects the industry to eventually consolidate around a handful of major players, with the rest surviving on local government subsidies or support from other backers.
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That’s because his is the rarest, with only about 50 surviving documents bearing his autograph.
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Indeed, the New York Fed has already discovered evidence that blue-collar workers are faring better at present than some counterparts.
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Spielberg turned one of science fiction’s grandest ideas — first contact with alien life — into the story of a boy and his weird little space-faring goblin best friend.
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“Coping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coping. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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