COPED (WITH) Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

coped (with)

verb

past tense of cope (with)

as in addressed

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently coped with the latest foul-up gracefully

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In a post last week, Musk also addressed the government's relationship to Starlink and its missile-tracking Starshield program.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
In 2020, a soil scientist from Washington State University addressed this, shortly after Seattle founded the first US company, Recompose, to commercialize NOR.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of addressed

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At a news conference Monday, the country’s director of public security, Obeidallah Maaytah, said that law enforcement tracked down the individuals involved in that attack and, after a shootout, managed to arrest them and seize their weapons.

— Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
In contrast, participants who kept training just once or twice a week managed to hold onto a significant portion of their blood pressure reductions.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of managed

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The second-year fifth-round pick started at the MIKE spot and handled green-dot responsibilities on his way to recording six tackles and being active throughout the night.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
Resolution is often a complex legal and financial negotiation, best handled by experienced advisors who understand creditor behavior.

— Nathan Mor, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of handled

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Cybersecurity can no longer be treated as an issue only for the IT department.

— Michael Miebach, Time, 30 Oct. 2026
The first is to bake the value proposition into the initial ask so benefits to farmers aren’t treated as an afterthought at the end of the supply chain.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of treated

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That one, the Panthers gained a total of eight net yards and settled for a field goal and took a 3-0 lead.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026
Other celebrities who suffered from the condition include Robin Williams, who took his own life at 63, and Casey Kasem.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of took

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That money, alders who negotiated with Stonepeak insist, is — and was from the start — meant to reduce Chicago’s massive pension deficit.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
On the one hand, the relief came through energy, when Washington granted a series of short-term waivers that kept the NIS refinery running while Hungary’s MOL negotiated to buy out the Russian stake.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026

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