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
No one cared that the confessions came without counsel.
—
Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
No one cared—except for the fans.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Stanislavski cared about your psyche.
—Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Humble and extremely hard-working, nobody cared more about the Minnesota Wild than Mikko.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
So the cash was gone, the credit and debit cards cancelled, and no one had ever cared about the pens or the Polaroid of Andrés.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
In that role, Broder still cared deeply about the business.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
What Adam and Margot realized after thinking it over was that Margot’s father cared deeply about leaving a strong business behind him and hoped that Adam and Margot would one day be capable of taking it over.
—Josh Davis, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Together with James, Redford co-founded The Redford Center in 2005, a nonprofit focusing on producing films and providing grants to filmmakers who direct films that touch on climate change and the environment, a cause the actor cared deeply about.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
No one cared—except for the fans.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Stanislavski cared about your psyche.
—Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Humble and extremely hard-working, nobody cared more about the Minnesota Wild than Mikko.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
So the cash was gone, the credit and debit cards cancelled, and no one had ever cared about the pens or the Polaroid of Andrés.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
In that role, Broder still cared deeply about the business.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
What Adam and Margot realized after thinking it over was that Margot’s father cared deeply about leaving a strong business behind him and hoped that Adam and Margot would one day be capable of taking it over.
—Josh Davis, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Together with James, Redford co-founded The Redford Center in 2005, a nonprofit focusing on producing films and providing grants to filmmakers who direct films that touch on climate change and the environment, a cause the actor cared deeply about.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cared
watched
Verb
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Bieber threw a towel over his shoulder, the upcoming surgery clear in his mind, and watched the last few innings with a cold face.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The white people watched as his heart continued to beat.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Cared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cared. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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