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Recent Examples of caretaking
The couple has been beset by illness—Kendall had his own recent brush with mortality—and the story that Lockwood’s book, and my Profile, tells deals with sickness and recovery, but also with caretaking, companionship, and, above all, love.
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Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
For working mothers who already face the physical toll of interrupted sleep, household labor and caretaking, standing desks can exacerbate, rather than ease, daily strain.
—Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
For working mothers who already face the physical toll of interrupted sleep, household labor and caretaking, standing desks can exacerbate, rather than ease, daily strain.
—Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caretaking
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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
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There’s no question that caregiving is hard work.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
13 Oct. 2025
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Xipaia herself is at the front lines of the battle to preserve the Amazon, all while facing multiple assassination attempts, as well as impending motherhood.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
13 Oct. 2025
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An exploration of the meaning of family, motherhood, identity and, ultimately, the moral life.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Caretaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caretaking. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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