care
Usage
What are other ways to say care?
Care suggests a heaviness of spirit caused by dread, or by the constant pressure of burdensome demands: Poverty weighs a person down with care. Concern implies an anxious sense of interest in something: concern over a friend's misfortune. Worry is an active state of agitated uneasiness and restless apprehension: He was distracted by worry over the stock market.Example Sentences
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Don’t miss: ‘My parents begged me never to put him in a home’: I have taken care of my disabled brother my entire life.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
“But delayed parenthood often comes with increased reliance on fertility care, and today, too many people who want children face significant barriers to accessing it.”
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026
From the time she was a young girl, Mary Kay’s schedule added care for her invalid father, meal preparation and housekeeping to her schoolwork.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Adults aged 75 or over, or who live in a care home for older adults, are also offered the RSV vaccine across the UK.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
One day I’ll be fired, and probably not long from now, and I wish I could bring myself to care more, the way I wish I could bring myself to care more about everything.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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