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Recent Examples of caregiving
Further, as dominant caregivers of the family, women often neglect reflecting on their own caregiving needs.
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Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 5 Nov. 2025
Morrison began the business while caring for her father during his cancer treatment, balancing caregiving, parenting, and learning to run an online company.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Even brief, friendly interactions can lift the emotional weight of dementia caregiving, with new research showing that connections, especially casual ones, offer powerful protection against loneliness and isolation.
—New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
Both seem to be responding to a culture in which women’s caregiving is extracted until nothing is left.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
There are moments in life when people face gaps in employment, whether from reduced hours, caregiving, illness, or layoffs.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 26 Oct. 2025
The number of foreign residents has risen sharply in recent years, reaching a record 3 percent of the population in 2024, as Tokyo cautiously loosened visa rules for workers in key industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, and caregiving.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The reality is that caregiving will frequently put you in no-win situations where no easy answer exists.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
Many of these women are funneled into caregiving, hospitality, food service, and domestic work—sectors that are undervalued, underpaid, and highly exposed to volatility.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 5 Nov. 2025
Morrison began the business while caring for her father during his cancer treatment, balancing caregiving, parenting, and learning to run an online company.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Even brief, friendly interactions can lift the emotional weight of dementia caregiving, with new research showing that connections, especially casual ones, offer powerful protection against loneliness and isolation.
—New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
Both seem to be responding to a culture in which women’s caregiving is extracted until nothing is left.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
There are moments in life when people face gaps in employment, whether from reduced hours, caregiving, illness, or layoffs.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 26 Oct. 2025
The number of foreign residents has risen sharply in recent years, reaching a record 3 percent of the population in 2024, as Tokyo cautiously loosened visa rules for workers in key industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, and caregiving.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The reality is that caregiving will frequently put you in no-win situations where no easy answer exists.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
Many of these women are funneled into caregiving, hospitality, food service, and domestic work—sectors that are undervalued, underpaid, and highly exposed to volatility.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caregiving
Noun
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To her, motherhood seemed like one of the only things that made the future feel exciting.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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The couple married in 1993, and Andrea soon left her profession to devote herself fully to family life, motherhood, and the religious practice that had become more central to her life since meeting Rusty.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
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Even the mainstream studio movie One Battle After Another hinges on the intimate drama of caretaking, the story unspooling after a woman abandons her infant.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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The position of the moon in your chart can indicate where the emotional bond begins, whether in private or during moments of caretaking.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Over half of my years of mothering have been as a single mom.—
Stephanie Land,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Or the crib with a dip alongside its edge, which Roe incorporated based on memories of leaning over the side of the crib in the early days of mothering.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
21 Oct. 2025
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The couple renovated the maternity ward, where she and her daughters Mae and Helen were all born.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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This season, the Napiers also renovate the local hospital's maternity ward and the home of Ben's brother Jesse, all while attempting to keep a handle on their personal obligations and family life.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Caregiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caregiving. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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