coping
Americannoun
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a finishing or protective course or cap to an exterior masonry wall or the like.
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a piece of woodwork having its end shaped to fit together with a molding.
noun
Etymology
Origin of coping
Example Sentences
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It is also a way of coping with an unpleasant reality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Nepal appealed Friday for international financial assistance, but said it was coping without foreign rescue teams.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
But she also needed help coping with her own mounting feelings of anxiety and loss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
His obsessive court rituals — including meticulously aligning his water bottles and executing his precise pre-point routines — were not merely superstitions, but coping mechanisms in a high-stress, solitary sport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
He wondered when was the last time anyone had been inside Bathilda’s house to check whether she was coping.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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