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
In this one, the Lakers nonchalantly dug a 26-point hole but cared enough in the second half to chop down the deficit to 93-91, on a one-footed fadeaway 3-pointer from Luka Doncic.
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Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
Yet, quietly, staff realised the lack of recognition was received as a snub and a sign that the club cared more about Salah’s feelings than the history-making success of another one of its key players — Senegal had never previously won AFCON.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
When stormwater dirtied by road runoff, failing septic tanks and fertilizer sullied crystal-clear rivers and lakes, and nobody cared.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
By April 6, nobody cared anymore—more than 50% of all 2025 search traffic for the term came within that one seven-day stretch.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The same guy who promised to keep us out of debilitating foreign conflicts has volunteered for the job of nation-building in a place about which the great majority of Americans know little and, until recently, cared less.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Her cousin Brice Boots deeply cared about his family and friends.
—Cbs Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
At the time, Ritter told him that the tour was just a test-run to see if people still cared.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
The founders cared, to put it mildly.
—Time, 17 Dec. 2025
Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
Yet, quietly, staff realised the lack of recognition was received as a snub and a sign that the club cared more about Salah’s feelings than the history-making success of another one of its key players — Senegal had never previously won AFCON.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
When stormwater dirtied by road runoff, failing septic tanks and fertilizer sullied crystal-clear rivers and lakes, and nobody cared.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
By April 6, nobody cared anymore—more than 50% of all 2025 search traffic for the term came within that one seven-day stretch.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The same guy who promised to keep us out of debilitating foreign conflicts has volunteered for the job of nation-building in a place about which the great majority of Americans know little and, until recently, cared less.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Her cousin Brice Boots deeply cared about his family and friends.
—Cbs Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
At the time, Ritter told him that the tour was just a test-run to see if people still cared.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
The founders cared, to put it mildly.
—Time, 17 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cared
watched
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In the Baylor study, participants watched a video of a hand being stabbed with a needle.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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But unfortunately for the paying customers who watched at Target Center, those big names were also spectators watching in street clothes.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Cared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cared. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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