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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When I had to sell my mother’s house to fund her Alzheimer’s care, I stored all of her antiques, scrapbooks, photos and other family heirlooms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
The girls were adopted in 2012 aged four and five after a period in foster care - but later resumed contact with their mother, which was supported by their adoptive mother.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Hispanic patients showed a stronger association between elevated NLR and dementia risk, though it remains unclear whether this reflects genetic influences or social factors such as differences in access to care.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
Infectious disease outbreaks drive up hospitalizations, increase the risk of long-term complications, strain health care systems and cost taxpayers.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
“You’re fine,” my mom said, which meant that she’d take care of those things.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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