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
For a clerical establishment that cared above all about its courts, seminaries, and endowments, this was alarming.
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Bobby Ghosh, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
Penix, Bernard said, cared about building a family, a brotherhood.
—Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Ann Godoff, who died this week, cared passionately about her writers—and much less about her own ego.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Huntington’s analysis, at the turn of the millennium, had contrasted the élite class with a traditional public that cared about God and country.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
Nossek filled in as interim manager on occasion but never cared to manage full time.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
The pants rule hasn’t been enforced because nobody has cared to do it.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
The mail-order tadpole that stuck around for almost two decades as an adult frog, cared for but not much cared about.
—Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Once, the All-Star Game was competitive from start to finish, with memorable performances by players who actually cared about winning.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
Bobby Ghosh, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
Penix, Bernard said, cared about building a family, a brotherhood.
—Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Ann Godoff, who died this week, cared passionately about her writers—and much less about her own ego.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Huntington’s analysis, at the turn of the millennium, had contrasted the élite class with a traditional public that cared about God and country.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
Nossek filled in as interim manager on occasion but never cared to manage full time.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
The pants rule hasn’t been enforced because nobody has cared to do it.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
The mail-order tadpole that stuck around for almost two decades as an adult frog, cared for but not much cared about.
—Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Once, the All-Star Game was competitive from start to finish, with memorable performances by players who actually cared about winning.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cared
watched
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The question is whether that arithmetic satisfies voters who have watched Coogler build one of the most ambitious and formally daring studio films of the decade.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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That night, from the balcony of the White House, Gerald and Betty Ford—dressed, inevitably, in red, white, and blue—watched the fireworks display over the Washington Monument.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Cared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cared. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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