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Recent Examples of caretaking
But the new season, which benefits tremendously from having shaken off the source material, reframes such caretaking as a literal labor of love.
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Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
This kind of mutual caretaking, physical as well as emotional, prods larger conversations about the state of the world — particularly, Marie-Lou’s nursing home facing a perpetual funding crisis.
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David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
Low pay, heavy workloads, and lack of clear worker protections and advancement opportunities have been common across the industry, but the pandemic really accelerated things, as issues like cost of living and accommodations for disability and caretaking were exacerbated.
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Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
Our institutions now reward leaders who excel at emotional caretaking over those who can actually produce order.
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Jonathan Alpert Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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.
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Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
23 Feb. 2026
Discuss why caretaking is needed Elysia Ostrander, who is a family dog trainer with Pawsitive Families, is a mom of two kids–ages 4 and 6–and a dog mom to a senior Shorthaired Pointer lab mix and an 8-month-old Labradoodle.
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Katie Grant,
Parents,
10 Feb. 2026
After four years of caretaking, my mom passed away from dementia.
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R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
Even those who work part- or full-time still end up shouldering the brunt of the practical labor (cooking, cleaning, caretaking, scheduling) and emotional labor (initiating hard conversations, offering support, anticipating needs, absorbing stress).
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Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
11 Dec. 2025
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
This kind of mutual caretaking, physical as well as emotional, prods larger conversations about the state of the world — particularly, Marie-Lou’s nursing home facing a perpetual funding crisis.
—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
Low pay, heavy workloads, and lack of clear worker protections and advancement opportunities have been common across the industry, but the pandemic really accelerated things, as issues like cost of living and accommodations for disability and caretaking were exacerbated.
—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
Our institutions now reward leaders who excel at emotional caretaking over those who can actually produce order.
—
Jonathan Alpert Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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
Discuss why caretaking is needed Elysia Ostrander, who is a family dog trainer with Pawsitive Families, is a mom of two kids–ages 4 and 6–and a dog mom to a senior Shorthaired Pointer lab mix and an 8-month-old Labradoodle.
—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
10 Feb. 2026
After four years of caretaking, my mom passed away from dementia.
—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
Even those who work part- or full-time still end up shouldering the brunt of the practical labor (cooking, cleaning, caretaking, scheduling) and emotional labor (initiating hard conversations, offering support, anticipating needs, absorbing stress).
—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caretaking
Noun
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The company expects initial deployment in factories and logistics environments, where autonomous robots can assist with repetitive and labor-intensive tasks, before expanding into healthcare, caregiving, and household service applications as the technology matures, reports TN.
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Because of that, experts stress that caregiving should not become a one-person job.
Noun
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After a period devoted to motherhood, Agus sets off for a long yearned-for trip to Japan with dear friend Loly.
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When Esmeralda was a newborn, Mendes skipped the nanny and dove headfirst into the wild ride that is new motherhood.
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“Caretaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caretaking. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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