as in watches
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 cares
As with The Studio, the winking could speak to a culture that cares more for the lost art in theory than in practice.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
These decisions have convinced the ESPN analyst that Jones simply cares more about having his team talked about than winning championships.
—Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Whitney’s breakdowns, whether in a law office or in the corner-window executive suite of her boss, turn the character into a mouthpiece for women’s issues rather than a person who actually cares about this stuff.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
In financial services and healthcare, nobody cares about APYs or deductibles.
—Melanie Draheim, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
In this climate, a filmmaker who cares—and Anderson definitely cares—is at a disadvantage.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
And that somebody really cares about them.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
Nobody cares that the game is on the road.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Cerrudo added that November cares about people, knows how to read the room and doesn’t use dancers as tools but works to create relationships with them.
—Lisa Vernon Sparks, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cares
watches
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The two teams will face off again in Week 18 in Colorado, and that contest could very well decide who wins the division and perhaps even who makes the playoffs and who watches them from home.—
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The woman behind the desk watches videos on her phone.—
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“Cares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cares. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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