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Recent Examples of cope
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
The Anxiety and Depression Association of America offers some other strategies for coping with natural disasters: Create a plan: Being prepared can help reduce anxiety before, during and after a big storm. Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 8 July 2025 Even in politics, vulnerability is slowly becoming more accepted: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, has spoken about seeking therapy to cope with the trauma of his mother’s death and the pressures of royal life. Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for cope
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cope
Noun
  • Not only that, but Katie Gaudreau’s veil featured custom messages in her brothers’ handwriting.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
  • The post also pulled back the veil, if only slightly, on the complex and secretive process federal officials use to determine who belongs on terrorism watch lists that can influence decisions every day by employers, airport security and law enforcement.
    Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Australia’s oldest operating planetarium is the Melbourne Planetarium, managed by Museums Victoria since 1965.
    Martin Bush, Space.com, 5 July 2025
  • His podcast with son and managing partner and pollster Jeremy Zogby can be heard here.
    Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Two of Harold’s three wives were there, his grown children, a handful of friends and colleagues: whoever could make it so far, in such haste, to see Harold put to rest in his shroud.
    Nicole Krauss, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
  • The hospital had run out of white shrouds to cover the deceased.
    Anas Baba, NPR, 6 July 2025
Verb
  • In complex or regulated environments, speed matters, but so does cross-functional orchestration that accounts for the nuances of the situation.
    Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • The agency was in great peril, as there was no one in headquarters who could push back on harmful things being done to NASA or get things done.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • In heartbreak lives hope, and if June isn’t hanging up her cloak, then neither can any of us.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
  • The crackdown intensified sharply following the post-election unrest, the report adds, and continues today under a cloak of near-total impunity.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • But to survive, Carlos will have to change… and learn that dignity can matter more than winning.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 15 July 2025
  • SpaceX has shifted permanently Pacific Ocean spacecraft recoveries to avoid possible instances of pieces of Dragon's trunk surviving atmospheric reentry and crashing back to Earth, which were reported during some Atlantic Ocean and Gulf returns.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Add extra blankets and sheets made from feathers, down, or wool to trap heat.
    Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 15 July 2025
  • The airline has also introduced sustainable amenities, including eco-friendly double-sided blankets and bamboo fiber napkins to compliment its luxurious velvet slippers and gourmet snacks.
    Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • For now, the line between person and program is still visible—most of us can see the code beneath the mask.
    Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • From the best eye mask for travel to the best neck pillow, every item on this list is under $40.
    Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2025

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“Cope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cope. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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