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care

noun as in custody and protection of a person

verb as in regard highly

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Example Sentences

Most ants have two morphologically differentiated adult castes -- queens and workers -- each irreversibly specialized for either reproduction or nonreproductive altruism such as foraging, defense and care of maternal brood.

People I know and like and care about get fired.

It was always hard, especially when my process was less collaborative, when maybe directors didn't care what I thought about the role, to play male fantasy parts or the idea of women.

From Salon

Health care workers in Europe will also be advised to ask people with flu-like symptoms about possible previous exposure to birds and other animals.

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The UK Foreign Office advises travellers: "Take care if offered, particularly for free, or when buying spirit-based drinks. If labels, smell or taste seem wrong then do not drink."

From BBC

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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.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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