coped

past tense of cope

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of coped Kaia recently opened up about how her family coped with her brother’s addiction struggles in a Vogue interview. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 Sep. 2026 More recently, consumers have coped with higher gasoline prices and shortages due to Ukrainian drone attacks that knocked out refineries. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coped
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
Verb
  • Kellermeyer is one of a number of companies referenced in lawsuits filed in recent months that accuse funds managed by some of Wall Street’s biggest names of inflating their marks, often to increase their own payouts.
    — Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The hospitality brand holds a 30-year concession to run the lodge, which is part of the Tompkins Conservation project and managed by the National Forestry Agency.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Few of her words survived the torrents of sound in which they were immersed; as with certain Grouper recordings, the lyrics emerged as texture more than syntax.
    — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
  • While the team survived mostly unscathed, the series is looking different as showrunner Victor Teran takes the helm.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Gen Z fared best, with most getting back more than 80 cents per dollar—but that’s still well short of breaking even.
    — Shae Lake, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The case will come before a conservative-majority Supreme Court where environmental regulations have not always fared well, including a 2022 decision that limited the EPA's authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

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“Coped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coped. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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