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adjective

Definition of cared-fornext
as in maintained

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cared (for)

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verb

past tense of care (for)
1
as in supervised
to take charge of especially on behalf of another will you care for the lawn while we're gone?

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2
as in administered (to)
to attend to the needs and comforts of he is caring for his mother while she's sick

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3
as in accepted
to have a favorable opinion of I don't really care for what you're doing with that dog

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as in wanted
to wish to have I don't particularly care for rice cereal, but I'll eat it

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as in preferred
to show partiality toward she generally doesn't care for war movies

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cared-for
  1. supervised
  2. accepted
  3. enjoyed
  4. oversaw
  5. managed
  6. attended
  7. treated
  8. healed
Verb
  • This time, proceedings were supervised (in part) by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Memphis police never adopted policies and procedures to direct the unit, despite alarms that it was minimally supervised, according to the Justice Department report.
    Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of supervised
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  • Coincidentally, one of its most loyal fans, Mathew Meyers, saw the post, inspiring him to make an offer that the Morans later accepted.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Yoon soon after accepted the resignation of Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun, who was described as the architect of Yoon's plan.
    Joohee Cho, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of accepted
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  • So are the potential spoils of becoming the coach to unlock a door to sustained success for an organization that hasn’t enjoyed it since the late 1980s.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Prior to the mid 19th century cognac was more commonly traded and enjoyed as single cask releases and the new experience is also celebrating those roots of the ubiquitous French spirit.
    Mark Littler, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • The collapse of Assad's government ended a 24-year reign that oversaw Syria's slide into brutal civil war in 2011.
    Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Assad oversaw Syria's slide into brutal civil war in 2011.
    Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of oversaw
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  • Prior to that, Dylan was managed for brief periods by Terry Thal and Kevin Krown.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Fresno State managed only 20 points in the second half.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of managed
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  • Evanston Academy will turn into a junior high school for seventh and eighth graders who previously attended Withrow.
    Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Ball traces Posen’s more glamorous turn to his having attended Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn, and having a friend circle that included Schnabel and Claire Danes.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of attended
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  • She was treated for her injuries at Jacobi Medical Center.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • After the accident, Lula traveled from the capital Brasilia to be treated 620 miles south in Sao Paulo.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of treated
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  • Maybe past failures left scars that haven't healed.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • In particular, Azerbaijan’s fraught relationship with Armenia may be healed through environmental dialogue as noted in a recent book by Šárka Waisová since interactions on ecological issues inherently transcend political conflicts.
    Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of healed
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