as in watched
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 cared
The film is also a reminder that the things Bernstein cared about still matter now.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2026
The real danger is forgetting why people cared in the first place.
—Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
The feeling that someone cared enough to show up and make her everyday life a little easier.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
But the letters still show that Epstein cared about his view.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Apr. 2026
The president has always cared more about winning than he’s cared about respecting the rules of competition.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2026
Rose had collected art her whole life, cared a lot about her paintings, and was disturbed, obviously, by this fact that wasn’t a fact.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
His Yankees had just won three championships in four years, and George Steinbrenner could not have cared less.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Her mom says that she's always cared about her communities, especially farm workers.
—Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2026
The real danger is forgetting why people cared in the first place.
—Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
The feeling that someone cared enough to show up and make her everyday life a little easier.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
But the letters still show that Epstein cared about his view.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Apr. 2026
The president has always cared more about winning than he’s cared about respecting the rules of competition.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2026
Rose had collected art her whole life, cared a lot about her paintings, and was disturbed, obviously, by this fact that wasn’t a fact.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
His Yankees had just won three championships in four years, and George Steinbrenner could not have cared less.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Her mom says that she's always cared about her communities, especially farm workers.
—Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cared
watched
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For years the owner, now 66, has watched tape, done his own player evaluations and sent observations and suggestions to DeCosta, mostly about players who might be available in later rounds — without exerting any actual decision-making power.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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No quarterback will be watched more than Josh Hoover, who takes over for Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza at defending national champion Indiana.—
Eric Olson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Cared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cared. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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