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caring

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verb

present participle of care
as in watching
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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caring relationships
supportive relationships
meaningful relationships
healthy relationships
positive relationships
close relationships
a caring attitude
a compassionate attitude
a charitable attitude
a considerate attitude
a sensitive attitude
a thoughtful attitude
caring parents
attentive parents
kindhearted parents
dedicated parents
involved parents
protective parents

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of caring
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At his core, Mr. Potato Head is compassionate and caring, like the lion is deep down. Lisa Stardust, People.com, 18 June 2025 Kim was an incredibly kind, caring, charismatic and strong person. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025 Very courageous of his elderly owner to part with him to ensure he was delivered into caring and loving hands. Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025 The actress has the necessary steely and distant blonde ice queen intensity, which is intermittently layered with caring openness. Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for caring
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caring
Adjective
  • Companies like Google and Salesforce offer extensive parental leave programs, recognizing that supporting employees during one of life’s most significant milestones is not only compassionate but smart business.
    Will Fan, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • That means unlearning the language that perpetuates harm and stereotypes, and being more compassionate and humane across the board.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • In 2005, a benevolent dust devil blew dust off the Spirit rover's solar panels, increasing its power levels.
    Unnati Ashar, Space.com, 2 July 2025
  • Seven, a unity in seeking a sound, fair, and benevolent immigration reform is prompted by economic interest as well.
    Timothy Cardinal Dolan, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • These and other helpful travel accessories are on sale ahead of Prime Day, including portable chargers, packing cubes, and more.
    Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2025
  • Also, cell phone chargers for automobiles can be helpful after the storm.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 July 2025
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  • But even with these musicians and Boyd’s sympathetic production, the sessions were fraught.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025
  • The president has vacillated in recent months between deporting all individuals who are in the country illegally and being sympathetic to farmers and hospitality executives who rely on such migrant workers for labor.
    Brett Samuels, The Hill, 4 July 2025
Adjective
  • Note that the same is true for all professionals, e.g., the architect who is concerned about a skyrise condo collapsing someday.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • In recent days, hundreds of people representing a broad coalition of concerned Floridians — from conservationists to Indigenous communities — have lined the nearby highway to protest the site's development.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • The genre as a whole is widely celebrated for its age-appropriate narratives and emotional depth, and the film has long been praised for its thoughtful portrayal of childhood and growing up.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
  • Fans show up to the Cowboy Carter tour in thoughtful, inventive takes on Western Americana fashion, stadiums filled with denim, bandanas, cowboy hats, and looks that don’t just scream U.S.A but hoot and holler.
    Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 4 July 2025
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  • The actress not only received laughs as the loving and witty wife of her husband, George, but also made television history.
    Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 2 July 2025
  • More from Think Texas: 'Loyal and loving native son': Ben Johnson writes compelling yet critical history of Texas The Runaway Scrape set the mold.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025

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“Caring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caring. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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