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
Yes, cared about, tended to, but not really loved.
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Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 June 2026
Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney described Heuermann as a remorseless and sadistic serial killer who cared only about himself.
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Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Kyle cared deeply for his teammates, friends, and everyone fortunate enough to know him.
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CBS News,
16 June 2026
Each workflow was designed, tested and tied to a metric the rep already cared about.
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Emily Lewis-Pinnell,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
For a few minutes, nobody cared that this team is an expensive, disjointed, underperforming, charisma-free mess that invents ways to lose.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
Who cared that his job, as a file clerk in the accounting department of the trendy lifestyle brand, had nothing to do with design?
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Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
There was no such exam for history—less because reformers cared too little about it than because, ironically, everyone cared too much to agree on what should be tested.
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Yoni Appelbaum,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
Altman once cared about the difference.
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Rory McDonald,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 June 2026
Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney described Heuermann as a remorseless and sadistic serial killer who cared only about himself.
—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Kyle cared deeply for his teammates, friends, and everyone fortunate enough to know him.
—
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Each workflow was designed, tested and tied to a metric the rep already cared about.
—
Emily Lewis-Pinnell,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
For a few minutes, nobody cared that this team is an expensive, disjointed, underperforming, charisma-free mess that invents ways to lose.
—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
Who cared that his job, as a file clerk in the accounting department of the trendy lifestyle brand, had nothing to do with design?
—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
There was no such exam for history—less because reformers cared too little about it than because, ironically, everyone cared too much to agree on what should be tested.
—
Yoni Appelbaum,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
Altman once cared about the difference.
—
Rory McDonald,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cared
watched
Verb
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Experts and operators in the adventure tourism industry watched in horror as a video went viral of a young woman in Brazil plunging to her death this month.
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Jurors also watched body camera video from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials who first responded to the scene of the crash, heard from law enforcement and good Samaritans who helped and saw the boat involved in the crash in person.
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“Cared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cared. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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