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Recent Examples of caretaking
This kind of mutual caretaking, physical as well as emotional, prods larger conversations about the state of the world — particularly, Marie-Lou’s nursing home facing a perpetual funding crisis.
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David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
Low pay, heavy workloads, and lack of clear worker protections and advancement opportunities have been common across the industry, but the pandemic really accelerated things, as issues like cost of living and accommodations for disability and caretaking were exacerbated.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
Our institutions now reward leaders who excel at emotional caretaking over those who can actually produce order.
—Jonathan Alpert Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Matt Lovatt, director for the UK’s Trentham Monkey Forest, told the BBC that rejection by parents is rare among macaques, but that males of the species do as much caretaking as the females, so Punch still has a good chance of integrating into the troop and developing normally, even without his mom.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 23 Feb. 2026
Discuss why caretaking is needed Elysia Ostrander, who is a family dog trainer with Pawsitive Families, is a mom of two kids–ages 4 and 6–and a dog mom to a senior Shorthaired Pointer lab mix and an 8-month-old Labradoodle.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 10 Feb. 2026
After four years of caretaking, my mom passed away from dementia.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
Even those who work part- or full-time still end up shouldering the brunt of the practical labor (cooking, cleaning, caretaking, scheduling) and emotional labor (initiating hard conversations, offering support, anticipating needs, absorbing stress).
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 11 Dec. 2025
Even the mainstream studio movie One Battle After Another hinges on the intimate drama of caretaking, the story unspooling after a woman abandons her infant.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
Low pay, heavy workloads, and lack of clear worker protections and advancement opportunities have been common across the industry, but the pandemic really accelerated things, as issues like cost of living and accommodations for disability and caretaking were exacerbated.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
Our institutions now reward leaders who excel at emotional caretaking over those who can actually produce order.
—Jonathan Alpert Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Matt Lovatt, director for the UK’s Trentham Monkey Forest, told the BBC that rejection by parents is rare among macaques, but that males of the species do as much caretaking as the females, so Punch still has a good chance of integrating into the troop and developing normally, even without his mom.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 23 Feb. 2026
Discuss why caretaking is needed Elysia Ostrander, who is a family dog trainer with Pawsitive Families, is a mom of two kids–ages 4 and 6–and a dog mom to a senior Shorthaired Pointer lab mix and an 8-month-old Labradoodle.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 10 Feb. 2026
After four years of caretaking, my mom passed away from dementia.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
Even those who work part- or full-time still end up shouldering the brunt of the practical labor (cooking, cleaning, caretaking, scheduling) and emotional labor (initiating hard conversations, offering support, anticipating needs, absorbing stress).
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 11 Dec. 2025
Even the mainstream studio movie One Battle After Another hinges on the intimate drama of caretaking, the story unspooling after a woman abandons her infant.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caretaking
Noun
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My work centers on how family caregiving can improve mental health for families.—
Kate Perepezko,
The Conversation,
8 May 2026
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Moments like these are what Perri shares on social media, hoping to offer a more complete picture of what life with disability and caregiving can look like.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
Noun
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Her work explores healing from childhood trauma, perfectionism, motherhood, and the quiet synchronistic winks that guide us to the miracles awaiting us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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For years, motherhood and fashion have existed in parallel but rarely intersected in a meaningful way.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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“Caretaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caretaking. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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