1
as in watching
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
will you care for the lawn while we're gone?
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2
as in administering (to)
to attend to the needs and comforts of
he is caring for his mother while she's sick
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3
as in accepting
to have a favorable opinion of
I don't really care for what you're doing with that dog
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4
as in wanting
to wish to have
I don't particularly care for rice cereal, but I'll eat it
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5
as in preferring
to show partiality toward
she generally doesn't care for war movies
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caring (for)
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Shoutout to all the pocket-watching haters.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025 -
This season’s starting quarterback, Caleb Williams, likely wasn’t watching that game.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Is this an argument for accepting ghosting in its contemporary form?—
Anna Holmes,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
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Some experts say these swipe fees are necessary for merchants to maintain the advantages of accepting cards.—
Gordon Ebanks,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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Johnston said the inspiration behind the plot point came from wanting to address the feeling that, since the original book was published, the world has gotten meaner and crueler.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
17 Oct. 2025
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When the situation starts to look futile, the politicians begin fleeing the airport like rats on a sinking ship, not wanting to be the one left holding the bag.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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According to Boparai, his pizzeria has already amassed many regulars, with some saying they’ve been fully converted to fusion pizzas, preferring them over a traditional pepperoni or supreme pie.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Many American policymakers have grown skeptical of multilateral engagement, preferring to focus inward.—
Sergio Alonso Fernández de Córdova y de Veyga,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Susan Zirinsky and Terence Wrong serve as executive producers for See It Now, with Aysu Saliba and Cara Tortora supervising producers.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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Going forward, metro Denver will remain the hub for the Mountain West Division, supervising Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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At an age when boys start liking girls and girls start liking boys, nobody showed the slightest bit of interest in Tupac.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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From that point on, the two were inseparable, despite liking rival NFL teams.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 Oct. 2025
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Each Murdaugh who served was in charge of prosecuting all criminal cases in the state's 14th circuit district, overseeing Allendale, Colleton, Hampton, Beaufort and Jasper counties.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which is overseeing the Manhattan subway expansion, said funding for its tunnel-boring contract has already been approved.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Betrayal Index was conceived precisely for the type of season Dak Prescott is enjoying — make that experiencing — through the first six weeks of the 2025 NFL season.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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On Sunday, October 12, members of the 117th Military Police Battalion, National Guard, and Memphis Police Department officers conducted community safety patrols alongside joggers and families enjoying a day out at Tom Lee Park.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Caring (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caring%20%28for%29. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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