as in compassionate
having or showing concern for the well-being of others
There are many caring people in the community.
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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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Recent Examples of caring
Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
And someone who is a great listener, respectful, caring, chilled out, someone who supports my dreams – and is cool with my chaos.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Dr. Nicholas Cozzi, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Dawson’s supportive but sometimes clueless mother, Gale Leery (Mary-Margaret Humes), his largely absent father, Mitch Leery (John Wesley Shipp), and Joey’s tough but caring Grams (Mary Beth Peil) all shaped the teens’ choices.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
For this caring and sensitive sign, Atlas says a mindful activity like DIY tea-making is the perfect fit.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
And someone who is a great listener, respectful, caring, chilled out, someone who supports my dreams – and is cool with my chaos.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
Increasingly, though, our ERs have become America’s default outpatient clinics, caring not only for the critically ill and injured, but for patients with pressing, non-life-threatening conditions whose insurers have blocked access elsewhere.
—Dr. Nicholas Cozzi, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Dawson’s supportive but sometimes clueless mother, Gale Leery (Mary-Margaret Humes), his largely absent father, Mitch Leery (John Wesley Shipp), and Joey’s tough but caring Grams (Mary Beth Peil) all shaped the teens’ choices.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caring
Adjective
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We are honored to spotlight a community that not only faced an unprecedented disaster but emerged with a stronger, more compassionate spirit.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
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TikTokers were quick to praise Coco for his empathy and Cruz for raising such a compassionate pup.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Someone watching Earth from this vantage point would have no way of predicting that intelligent life would someday emerge on this water-rich world.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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Azarakhsh Jalalvand of Princeton University, the paper’s lead author, compares the concept to an AI watching a silent movie and generating a full soundtrack purely from the visual information.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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As Sergio uncovers that the village’s devotion to Matteo is far from benevolent, his attempt to rescue the boy known as the Angel of Remis ignites the community’s vengeful nature.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Jesus and Belania shriek and thank Christian, who stands there looking like a benevolent fashion angel bestowing them with good luck.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The police weren’t helpful at all.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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The ability to set up AI chatbots that represent a company’s ethos and tone is a game-changer, providing timely, helpful responses to customer queries.—
Derya Matras,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Still, not everyone in the Reddit thread was sympathetic.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement As many of the best villains do, Ok-seon has a sympathetic backstory.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The rumblings of a shorter extension have been loud, and McDavid may be more concerned with Edmonton’s ability to put a championship roster around him than becoming the NHL’s first $20 million AAV man.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Ebert said that the festival has already been approached by concerned locals who are trying to figure out funding, and relocating elsewhere is still a possibility.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This could be a raise, a thoughtful gift or simply learning how to value your own time more.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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By 1996, McLachlan had released several albums, with 1993’s thoughtful, moody Fumbling Towards Ecstasy marking a breakthrough.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Ultimately, Gibson rehomed his two adult dogs and their three puppies in safe, loving homes.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Tyler is being remembered as a loving brother, uncle and son.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Caring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caring. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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