COPED Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

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 For one thing, millennials have coped with a lot of instability and uncertainty in their formative years. — Adia Harvey Wingfield, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Once out and about, moonwalkers coped with very fine, tiny particles composed of sharp, glassy material. — Leonard David, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2026 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

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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

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Local authorities said the 44-year-old woman suffered several broken bones in Monday morning's crash in Prospect Park but survived after roughly six bystanders joined officers to lift the vehicle and pull her to safety, FOX 29 reported.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Five restaurants survived the reader vote, and five chickens were ordered.

— Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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Dublin losers have not fared well Rather than start the season 1-0 for the second consecutive season by defeating Belichick’s Tar Heels, TCU instead joined the growing list of favorites who left Dublin with an upset loss.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
The city still fared better than the rest of the region, including Arizona, where its office of tourism spent $200,000 to lure Michelin to the state, according to the Phoenix New Times, but came up empty-handed.

— Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026

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