cared

past tense of care
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 Instead of speaking only about the Beautiful Game, Eason would talk to Diomandé about his mother, who suffers from long-term health issues, and genuinely cared about the person behind the player. Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 A lot of great people — doctors, nurses, administration — who really, really cared. Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 The public cared very little about a modern Tears for Fears project. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026 Simo also started a monthly, company-wide Slack update tracking the progress to signal to employees that the leadership team cared about their concerns. Emily Forlini, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026 When was the last time most people cared about the WNBA MVP race? Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 The company has argued that election betting will engage people who might not have cared otherwise about politics. Bobby Allyn, NPR, 27 July 2026 And all this team cared about was winning in a self-less way, which is why 8 different players lead the team in scoring this year. George Deeb, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Would fans have cared if England had won the World Cup this way? The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cared
watched
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  • As his daughter operated the wine press, Gobillard watched the year's first juice flow with a mix of excitement and anxiety.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Certain men have reportedly watched CCTV footage of their stupefied selves inexplicably helping their robbers gut their apartments of possessions.
    Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Cared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cared. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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