: feeling or showing concern for or kindness to others
a kind, caring person
I waited expectantly for the sympathy to come pouring out, since Mary Anne is the most sensitive, caring person I know …—
Ann M. Martin
Ann M. MartinThe Steve Martin character is consistently suave, gracious, tender, caring, worldly wise, and a great lover.—Richard Alleva
Richard Alleva
caringly
adverb
was treated gently and caringly
caringness
noun
There's evidence every season that friendly decent social caringness isn't uncommon in the literary community.
—Benjamin DeMott
Benjamin DeMott
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Virginia Beach was the only Southern spot to make the top five most caring cities.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2025
Nadia Melliti, who won best actress at Cannes, stars as 17-year-old Fatima, the youngest of three daughters, who grapples with her emerging attraction to women and her loyalty to her caring French-Algerian family.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Dec. 2025
Whether any individual contribution was cruel or caring, insightful or stupid, that didn’t matter.
—Paul McAdory, Them., 9 Dec. 2025
Another direction is to examine whether highlighting how often kindness shows up in obituaries could inspire people to be more caring in daily life.
—Kyle Fiore Law, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2025
Nadia Melliti, who won best actress at Cannes, stars as 17-year-old Fatima, the youngest of three daughters, who grapples with her emerging attraction to women and her loyalty to her caring French-Algerian family.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Dec. 2025
Whether any individual contribution was cruel or caring, insightful or stupid, that didn’t matter.
—Paul McAdory, Them., 9 Dec. 2025
Another direction is to examine whether highlighting how often kindness shows up in obituaries could inspire people to be more caring in daily life.
—Kyle Fiore Law, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for caring
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“Caring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caring. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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