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caring

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verb

present participle of care
as in watching
to have an interest or concern for a teacher who cares what happens to her students long after they leave her classroom

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caring relationships
supportive relationships
meaningful relationships
healthy relationships
positive relationships
close relationships
a caring attitude
a compassionate attitude
a charitable attitude
a considerate attitude
a sensitive attitude
a thoughtful attitude
caring parents
attentive parents
kindhearted parents
dedicated parents
involved parents
protective parents

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of caring
Adjective
Elio can’t help but bond with the sensitive and caring Glordon. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 June 2025 Even the gesture, the pointing to the hip, is soft and caring and slow. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025 Hiccup, too, is a great example of a young man who graciously defies tradition, not because of physicality, but because of his empathetic and caring heart. Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 12 June 2025 That’s what transforms support from a survival strategy into a genuine, caring choice. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for caring
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caring
Adjective
  • Though a small sample, their reactions were notably compassionate towards transgender people and supportive of the doctors who provided their care.
    Time, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Being more compassionate and respectful to the needs of your squad and family, instead of just asserting your wants, adds a new dimension to your connection with them.
    Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • CEOs take on all sorts of personas, from the benevolent leader to the cutthroat business executive.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
  • As a benevolent barbarian warrior in the mythical land of Hyrkania, Sonja is enslaved and imprisoned by the ecocidal emperor known as Draygan (Robert Sheehan).
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Earlier this year, an update made the model too agreeable, sometimes saying what sounded nice instead of what was actually helpful.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Bats are mostly helpful, rarely harmful and play a vital role in the ecosystem.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • During World War II, America was also fighting Germany and Italy, but during the war, far fewer German and Italian non-citizen immigrants were interned than Japanese and those who were interned had been carefully vetted by the FBI as being sympathetic to their former homelands.
    Paul L. Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
  • There's no telling if the judge who immediately granted the NYT such broad access, Ona Wang, will be sympathetic to OpenAI's arguments at this stage of the battle.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Some worry about the spread of avian flu, others are concerned that the birds will eat too much of their valuable crops.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The most recent example of Congress reviewing and repealing a D.C. law also concerned crime.
    Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • These aren’t edge cases but increasingly common scenarios requiring thoughtful, human-centric design.
    Anuradha Gupta, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • An artistic 14-year-old boy known for his thoughtful nature drowned just weeks before starting high school, Michigan officials say.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Cognitive generosity is all about making the choice to interpret your partner’s intentions, behaviors and words in the most generous and loving light possible.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Thank you to all the beautiful loving and supportive fans out there for honoring him.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 Aug. 2025

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“Caring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caring. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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