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
Baltimore voters cared enough about term limits to specifically complete that question at one of the highest participation rates on the ballot.
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Jovani Patterson, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2026
Many reporters covering the W genuinely cared about helping grow the game.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Altman pushed back on that notion, testifying that what Musk really cared about was control.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Palermo says guitarist/vocalist Matt Talbott initially wasn’t convinced people cared.
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 13 May 2026
Why economists cared so much The basic facts of the late 1990s and early 2000s are that the United States was running large deficits.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
But Usha, more capable than any of them, couldn’t have cared less about any of that.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 May 2026
Anyone driving through the eight square miles of Haslet could see plainly that the city’s residents cared about this election; candidates’ signs lined neighborhood streets.
—Rachel Royster
may 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2026
Musk hopes the diary entries paint Brockman as a money-hungry executive who, early on, cared little about OpenAI’s mission.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 5 May 2026
Jovani Patterson, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2026
Many reporters covering the W genuinely cared about helping grow the game.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Altman pushed back on that notion, testifying that what Musk really cared about was control.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Palermo says guitarist/vocalist Matt Talbott initially wasn’t convinced people cared.
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 13 May 2026
Why economists cared so much The basic facts of the late 1990s and early 2000s are that the United States was running large deficits.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
But Usha, more capable than any of them, couldn’t have cared less about any of that.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 May 2026
Anyone driving through the eight square miles of Haslet could see plainly that the city’s residents cared about this election; candidates’ signs lined neighborhood streets.
—Rachel Royster
may 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2026
Musk hopes the diary entries paint Brockman as a money-hungry executive who, early on, cared little about OpenAI’s mission.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 5 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cared
watched
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Videos of the Saturday night melee at a Chipotle in the Navy Yard neighborhood showed youths throwing punches and chairs as patrons watched in fear.—
Steve Thompson,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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He was filmed jumping into the historic fountain while fully clothed as crowds nearby watched.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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“Cared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cared. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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