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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They are usually ordered into detention facilities known as SiS homes, which are tasked with mandatory care and rehabilitation, rather than a punitive system like prison.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it was committed to protecting Medicare enrollees’ access to medically necessary care and ensuring insurers comply with coverage requirements.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Unable to recruit bodywork painters or panel beaters, the car firm hooked up with the local government to hire young migrants once they turn 18 and leave state care.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Bris urged the government to instead continue its reforms of SiS homes, and to strengthen networks around children in institutional care to ensure they do not fall back into criminality on their release.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
It’s difficult to care for someone else when you don’t feel well, and Joey’s fever is relentless.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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