as in veil
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
committed their nefarious deeds under the dark cope of night
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as in to manage
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 cope
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
Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Humor can also help you to think creatively about how to cope and address the problems at hand.
—Nicole Lipkin, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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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
At least 11 National Weather Service offices around the country have seen their twice-daily balloon launches to collect weather data either suspended or reduced in number as the service copes with reductions to the federal workforce by the new administration.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Humor can also help you to think creatively about how to cope and address the problems at hand.
—Nicole Lipkin, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cope
Noun
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The dawn light drew a silver veil over this land of unnerving beauty, reminding me of paintings by Caspar David Friedrich and William Blake.—
Chloe Berge,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Tulle Top Christopher Esber’s T-shirt is unlike any other it is draped with a veil of silky texture.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The dispatchers managed to keep the caller and her brother calm while directing firefighters to a streetcorner that had easy access to the wooded area for one fire company to walk in through.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Young manages it all with a maturity beyond her years.—
Audra Heinrichs,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There was definitely a shroud of secrecy around them.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2025
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For weeks, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has operated under a shroud of mystery.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This was a manual process, done by our sound team and Respeecher in post-production.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2025
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This was the best of both creative stimulating worlds, essentially doing a play on screen.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Toward the bottom, there’s a strange and tiny figure in a dark cloak, walking.—
Amanda Petrusich,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Front Man sheds his Player 001 tracksuit and trades it for his signature black cloak and mask.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
Verb
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It’s supposed to be a joyous occasion, when families gather for feasts and purchase new clothes for children — but most of Gaza’s 2 million Palestinians are just trying to survive.—
Tia Goldenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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It’s supposed to be a joyous occasion when families feast and purchase new clothes for children, but most of Gaza’s 2 million people are just trying to survive.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Also, what about comforters, blankets, and wrestling those bed skirts and slip covers off?—
Terri Williams,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Carry a windshield scraper, jumper cables, a small shovel, flashlight, cell phone, blanket and additional warm clothing, drinking water, and high-calorie non-perishable food.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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So, is the mask the true self, or is the man behind it?—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
26 Mar. 2025
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Skincare ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, Niacinamide, peptides, and salicylic acid also slowly found their way into shampoos, conditioners, exfoliants, tonics, and masks.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Cope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cope. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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