as in caregivers
a person who has responsibility for the care of another
a workshop for parents and other carers of autistic children
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Recent Examples of carers
The hour-long session clearly has an emotional effect on the singers and their carers.
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ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
This can take many shapes and forms, from charitable giving to nonprofits that help women around the world to recognizing the women and carers in our lives who do invisible labor.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Roman residents, young children up to 5 years old, and people with disabilities and their carers are exempt from the admission fee.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
Medical machinery beeps, carers murmur softly.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
But Volpe and co-writer Esther Bernstorff have modeled their tale on the innovative real-life Gold Coats program at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo — whereby long-term prisoners are trained to act as carers for elder inmates stricken with dementia.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
These words, as such, have been put together during the time when the nurses and carers sought to make his final days as comfortable as possible.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
Despite the best efforts of staff and foster carers, the months began to fly by and soon enough Thelma had gone a year without finding a family.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
This support also ensures that Kids Planet has high employee retention rates, which Roberts says is valuable in a nursery environment where parents and children value consistency in their carers.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
This can take many shapes and forms, from charitable giving to nonprofits that help women around the world to recognizing the women and carers in our lives who do invisible labor.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Roman residents, young children up to 5 years old, and people with disabilities and their carers are exempt from the admission fee.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
Medical machinery beeps, carers murmur softly.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
But Volpe and co-writer Esther Bernstorff have modeled their tale on the innovative real-life Gold Coats program at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo — whereby long-term prisoners are trained to act as carers for elder inmates stricken with dementia.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
These words, as such, have been put together during the time when the nurses and carers sought to make his final days as comfortable as possible.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
Despite the best efforts of staff and foster carers, the months began to fly by and soon enough Thelma had gone a year without finding a family.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
This support also ensures that Kids Planet has high employee retention rates, which Roberts says is valuable in a nursery environment where parents and children value consistency in their carers.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carers
caregivers
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Another bill would require the Maryland Department of Health to create a webpage of resources for caregivers of individuals — due to age, disability, chronic illness or other functional limitations — including guidance on safety planning for wandering and elopement.—
Danielle J. Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Mar. 2026
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Technology will never replace human caregivers.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Carers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carers. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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