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
This earnings season, Europe's biggest pharma companies posted results ranging from 7% beats to 3% misses — but no one really cared.
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Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
This story is based on extensive reporting and interviews with physicians, including those who have cared directly for patients with measles.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
The irony is, at one point, Annika wouldn’t have even cared.
—Dana Oneil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Macdonald cared about team chair Jody Allen’s directives.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Anybody who ever cared about him is gone.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
What once was a half-hearted all-star football game few cared to watch is now a 7-on-7flag football game even fewer care about.
—Greg Cote
february 3, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Only 43% rated it as the most important factor, meaning that 57% of those Gen Zers polled cared more about other things, including pace of play, interactive features, and emotional storytelling.
—Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Bears fans could not have cared less.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
This story is based on extensive reporting and interviews with physicians, including those who have cared directly for patients with measles.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
The irony is, at one point, Annika wouldn’t have even cared.
—Dana Oneil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Macdonald cared about team chair Jody Allen’s directives.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Anybody who ever cared about him is gone.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
What once was a half-hearted all-star football game few cared to watch is now a 7-on-7flag football game even fewer care about.
—Greg Cote
february 3, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Only 43% rated it as the most important factor, meaning that 57% of those Gen Zers polled cared more about other things, including pace of play, interactive features, and emotional storytelling.
—Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Bears fans could not have cared less.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cared
watched
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There has been a lot of sympathy for the sisters as Britons have watched each salacious detail emerge.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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My editor has watched her teenage daughter miss various dance competitions each of the last three years due to two separate injuries and a bout with appendicitis.—
Jonathan Carone,
Parents,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Cared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cared. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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