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
America, historically, cared more about dominating other sports.
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Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
No Sixer defender cared to contest — because what’s the difference between 74 and 71 points when your team’s only mustered 51 in response?
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
Anyone driving through the eight square miles of Haslet could see plainly that the city’s residents cared about this election; candidates’ signs lined neighborhood streets.
—Rachel Royster
may 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2026
Musk hopes the diary entries paint Brockman as a money-hungry executive who, early on, cared little about OpenAI’s mission.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 5 May 2026
Portage Township School Board President Andy Maletta said Casbon cared deeply about the students.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
All that David Rivera cared about during the entire time frame of this case, without exception, was removing Nicolás Maduro.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
The film is also a reminder that the things Bernstein cared about still matter now.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2026
The real danger is forgetting why people cared in the first place.
—Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
No Sixer defender cared to contest — because what’s the difference between 74 and 71 points when your team’s only mustered 51 in response?
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
Anyone driving through the eight square miles of Haslet could see plainly that the city’s residents cared about this election; candidates’ signs lined neighborhood streets.
—Rachel Royster
may 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2026
Musk hopes the diary entries paint Brockman as a money-hungry executive who, early on, cared little about OpenAI’s mission.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 5 May 2026
Portage Township School Board President Andy Maletta said Casbon cared deeply about the students.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
All that David Rivera cared about during the entire time frame of this case, without exception, was removing Nicolás Maduro.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
The film is also a reminder that the things Bernstein cared about still matter now.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2026
The real danger is forgetting why people cared in the first place.
—Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cared
watched
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TikTok followers watched along as Jessica Kayll, who designs colorful silk robes, finished painting her dress in the days leading up to the gala.—
Beatrice Dupuy,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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Residents have watched city government make promises, spend money and deliver very little to show for it.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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“Cared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cared. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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