as in watched
to have an interest or concern for
a teacher who cares what happens to her students long after they leave her classroom
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Recent Examples of cared
Would a guy have cared less about what people were saying about them?
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Belinda Luscombe, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
In that role, Broder still cared deeply about the business.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
What Adam and Margot realized after thinking it over was that Margot’s father cared deeply about leaving a strong business behind him and hoped that Adam and Margot would one day be capable of taking it over.
—Josh Davis, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Together with James, Redford co-founded The Redford Center in 2005, a nonprofit focusing on producing films and providing grants to filmmakers who direct films that touch on climate change and the environment, a cause the actor cared deeply about.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Incoming students need to know that this Boston band laid the groundwork for punk and indie rock, long before anybody cared.
—Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
None of you guys were really metal fans or even particularly cared much about metal per se.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Charlie Kirk, offering Sandmann encouragement and reassuring him that people cared about him and the truth.
—Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
Suddenly, Evans says, CNN cared about his master's degree from the University of London, as his dissertation was centered on Al Qaeda.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Belinda Luscombe, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
In that role, Broder still cared deeply about the business.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
What Adam and Margot realized after thinking it over was that Margot’s father cared deeply about leaving a strong business behind him and hoped that Adam and Margot would one day be capable of taking it over.
—Josh Davis, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Together with James, Redford co-founded The Redford Center in 2005, a nonprofit focusing on producing films and providing grants to filmmakers who direct films that touch on climate change and the environment, a cause the actor cared deeply about.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Incoming students need to know that this Boston band laid the groundwork for punk and indie rock, long before anybody cared.
—Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
None of you guys were really metal fans or even particularly cared much about metal per se.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Charlie Kirk, offering Sandmann encouragement and reassuring him that people cared about him and the truth.
—Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
Suddenly, Evans says, CNN cared about his master's degree from the University of London, as his dissertation was centered on Al Qaeda.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cared
watched
Verb
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Once, during a farewell party for a beloved employee, guests watched a tiramisu flip over all on its own.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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For more than a decade, The Valley Neighborhood Association leader Jay Napoleon has watched as the site now home to Elanco became the next big redevelopment project after the GM factory was demolished in 2013.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Cared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cared. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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