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as in supervised
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
will you care for the lawn while we're gone?
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as in administered (to)
to attend to the needs and comforts of
he is caring for his mother while she's sick
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as in accepted
to have a favorable opinion of
I don't really care for what you're doing with that dog
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as in wanted
to wish to have
I don't particularly care for rice cereal, but I'll eat it
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as in preferred
to show partiality toward
she generally doesn't care for war movies
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Recent Examples of cared-for
Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 21 Feb. 2026
If the cared-for is at home or in assisted living, reach out to your local county Agency on Aging.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
As always, buy the best, and best well-cared-for example available.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Gold chrome vines creep across the nail bed, hinting at a sprawling lawn with immaculately cared-for rose bushes.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 21 Feb. 2026
If the cared-for is at home or in assisted living, reach out to your local county Agency on Aging.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
As always, buy the best, and best well-cared-for example available.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cared-for
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In general, children should always be supervised when using a microwave as temperatures may be hotter than expected with relatively short cook times, stresses Makayla Romboy, MD, pediatric emergency medicine physician at Pediatrix.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
23 Feb. 2026
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Some people receive care from nurse practitioners, who are supervised by physicians.—
Amber Gaudet
Updated February 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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Show co-creator Seth Rogen accepted the award and gave an emotional speech on her behalf during the ceremony, which took place Sunday night at the Shrine Auditorium and was streamed live on Netflix.—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Previously, because of the US’ global political and economic power, it was widely accepted the cardinals would not choose an American pope.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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The Stars wanted an interference call on the Predators on the zone entry, but didn’t get it.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Mar. 2026
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When the horn sounded to end Friday night’s City Section Open Division boys’ basketball final, the first person OJ and EJ Popoola wanted to hug was their father, Chris.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Wennberg and Kurashev would have preferred to play it out NHL-style, but also acknowledged that the rules are the same for every team.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The women preferred to talk about Jackson, who was the youngest of nine.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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The question is whether that arithmetic satisfies voters who have watched Coogler build one of the most ambitious and formally daring studio films of the decade.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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That night, from the balcony of the White House, Gerald and Betty Ford—dressed, inevitably, in red, white, and blue—watched the fireworks display over the Washington Monument.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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There were far more opportunities for those than Boston would have liked, however.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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As Gloria liked to say, Mom could show a three-legged jackrabbit and take home a ribbon.—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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And then there was a claim about power, which was to be enjoyed and employed nakedly, in place of the nuanced manipulations of norms and bureaucracies.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
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The players reportedly enjoyed more than $150,000 in champagne and helped get the fans around them their fill of the bubbly.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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In the post-colonial era, Arab dictators established secular laws, but these legal systems favored the ruling clique.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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The path taken has favored centralized control, fossil-fuel dependence, and corporate contracts over community stability.—
Israel Melendez Ayala,
Time,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Cared-for.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cared-for. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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