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Recent Examples of caregiving
Residents of Sacramento are juggling hard jobs, long commutes, caregiving, school responsibilities, and hectic schedules.
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Malana Vantyler, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The cortisol helps increase the father, the male caregiving and support.
—Cindy Hsu, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
When Neptune returns to Cancer, themes around belonging, caregiving and emotional security may again take center stage.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Take Wage Order 15, which governs household occupations such as senior caregiving and housekeeping.
—Tom Manzo, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
At the time, many homes for seniors were reluctant to accept new residents whose room, board and caregiving costs were being subsidized by Medicaid, records show.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
The fundraiser, which sought support for medical treatment, caregiving and other expenses, described an intensive course of care that included chemotherapy, radiation and immunotherapy.
—Michael Cuviello, Dallas Morning News, 1 Apr. 2026
Pets fit within a broader national caregiving crisis Pet care may not be the most acute need among many families caring for children with special needs and aging parents with health issues.
—Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
The pipeline is female, the growth sectors are female, and the jobs most protected from AI displacement — caregiving, healthcare, in-person services — are female.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Malana Vantyler, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The cortisol helps increase the father, the male caregiving and support.
—Cindy Hsu, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
When Neptune returns to Cancer, themes around belonging, caregiving and emotional security may again take center stage.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Take Wage Order 15, which governs household occupations such as senior caregiving and housekeeping.
—Tom Manzo, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
At the time, many homes for seniors were reluctant to accept new residents whose room, board and caregiving costs were being subsidized by Medicaid, records show.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
The fundraiser, which sought support for medical treatment, caregiving and other expenses, described an intensive course of care that included chemotherapy, radiation and immunotherapy.
—Michael Cuviello, Dallas Morning News, 1 Apr. 2026
Pets fit within a broader national caregiving crisis Pet care may not be the most acute need among many families caring for children with special needs and aging parents with health issues.
—Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
The pipeline is female, the growth sectors are female, and the jobs most protected from AI displacement — caregiving, healthcare, in-person services — are female.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caregiving
Noun
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As a first-time parent, Hayley Erbert is candidly opening up about the complexities of motherhood.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
11 Apr. 2026
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Online and offline, motherhood has started to resemble a real-life Truman Show — a performance carried out under constant observation, where strangers across the country appoint themselves judge and jury.—
Micah Barkley,
Bloomberg,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Those who know the invisible labor of caretaking, labor that women in particular inherit, will recognize themselves in some, if not all, of the novel’s questions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
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Matt Lovatt, director for the UK’s Trentham Monkey Forest, told the BBC that rejection by parents is rare among macaques, but that males of the species do as much caretaking as the females, so Punch still has a good chance of integrating into the troop and developing normally, even without his mom.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In response to the mothering of a sister, a brother has options—resist, lash out, put up with it, become utterly dependent on it.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Around the eleventh century, in Anglo‑Saxon England, instructions for an elaborate childbearing and mothering ritual were recorded by monks in the Lacnunga, a collection of medical texts and curative prayers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Employers are now also obliged to provide maternity, paternity and paid sick leave from the moment an employee joins.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
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To survive, hospitals have cut expensive services like maternity care, pediatric critical care and chemotherapy.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Caregiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caregiving. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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