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as in coped
to meet one's day-to-day needs
residents of the flood-ravaged town are faring much better than one might have expected
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as in progressed
to move forward along a course
families can be seen faring along the road to the campground while driving or towing all manner of conveyance
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as in ate
to take a meal
diners at this charming country inn will fare sumptuously in an authentic colonial atmosphere
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Recent Examples of fared
Turns out, the stock has fared much worse than the S&P 500 index during various economic downturns.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Here's how Cedar Point and Kings Island fared.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
But this year’s squad has fared well in terms of situational hitting.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Here's a look at how some people have fared after becoming instant millionaires.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Cincinnati enraged its first-round draft pick and its only true defensive standout and still fared better than Cleveland’s decision to select quarterbacks in the third AND fifth rounds of the draft.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
Here's how Scottsdale fared on the list and why.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Other businesses haven’t fared so well.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Check the full list to see how all 46 countries in Internations’ survey fared.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Here's how Cedar Point and Kings Island fared.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
But this year’s squad has fared well in terms of situational hitting.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Here's a look at how some people have fared after becoming instant millionaires.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Cincinnati enraged its first-round draft pick and its only true defensive standout and still fared better than Cleveland’s decision to select quarterbacks in the third AND fifth rounds of the draft.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
Here's how Scottsdale fared on the list and why.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Other businesses haven’t fared so well.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Check the full list to see how all 46 countries in Internations’ survey fared.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fared
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As a teen growing up in an abusive household, Morgan coped daily with physical and emotional harm from her mother.—
Laura Schwab Reese,
The Conversation,
2 Sep. 2025
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More than a year after the strike, commuters have been subject to daily traffic delays along east-west interstates while businesses have coped with a sustained decline in revenue.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Science has progressed our understanding further and further back in cosmic history, but so far, there’s no end in sight to where the story actually, truly began.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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As their relationship progressed, the two married in 2003 and later had their sons, Jeremy and Nate.—
Brian Brant,
People.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Since the turn of the century, autonomous mining has proceeded through several generations of capability, with both robustness and cost-benefit increasing.—
Richard Bishop,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The honor fell to Rival Son’s majestic vocalist Jay Buchanan, who took the stage barefoot, in a maroon suit, and proceeded to devour the angry rock anthem.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Never has such an extraordinary collection of intellectual heft gathered in the White House since Thomas Jefferson dined—oh never mind.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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On her actual birthday, the group dined at Salon Tropical, known for its top-tier seafood and Colombian staples.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
3 Sep. 2025
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By Sunday evening, the fire crew managed to contain 14% of this wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In previous years, a private consultant managed the grant distribution process.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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That new equalized funding formula went into effect after a three-year transition period in 2024, when 44 groups each got $9,269, according to the three-year awards report.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Following in the menswear trend of the night, Lenny Kravitz went sans shirt at the MTV VMAs.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Fared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fared. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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