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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“I think the reality is, South Carolinians don’t generally care that much about endorsements,” he said.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
When an AI server rack is worth millions of dollars, customers don’t care about the price of the rails it sits on, they care about the quality, Counterpoint Research associate director Brady Wang said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Tokyo alone recorded almost 120 heat-related deaths in the month to mid-August, while close to 63,000 people nationwide this summer needed emergency care.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
In this century, she has been essentially retired, for whatever combination of reasons actors can’t, or don’t care to, work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
They mostly talked to the people of the North End, listened to stories, and took care of the land with assorted donated trash pickers in hand.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
"I think he cares about his standing in history," said Galston.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
“If you’re a windsurfer or fisherman or boater—basically, someone who cares about weather in specific locations—there’ve been good apps out there for a while now,” he said.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
One example would be Brook's "who cares" line about batters being caught in the deep after an ODI against Australia two years ago.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
As ranch manager, he cares for the yaks and maintains the sprawling property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
And however much they played and were children, still their faces were scored with the knowledge and cares that children should not have, their eyes were knowing and guileful beyond their years.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
In my case, the monthly annuity for my estranged daughter will be a reminder, every month for the rest of her life, that her father was still there and still cared about her.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
"Jose was an exceptional colleague who cared deeply about his teams, the communities they served and the important role our stations play in people's lives."
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
He figures he traveled four million miles, while his wife, Susan, cared for their two children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Jackie died Sunday night at the Ojai Raptor Center, which had cared for her since she was rescued from the shore of Big Bear Lake in mid-July.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The poor little thing would have died on his own, so I cared for him, and adopted him as my son.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
And when we stop caring, we give up hope, abandon the journey and walk off into the cold, dark woods alone.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
“Our animal care team does an incredible job caring for these animals,” says Carter, noting that the park performs “significant amounts of rescues” per year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
"Without the dedication of many people caring for these collections, this research would never have been possible."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
"Mark and his family are excited to continue caring for this historic home and look forward to spending time in Ireland, where Meta maintains its international headquarters," the spokesman said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Duke?” said Cha-Cha, sounding as compassionate and caring as she could possibly pretend to be.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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