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Synonyms for care

Two senses of care live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsActions

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

No medical care was required.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

attention

Same sentence, swapped: No medical attention was required.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for care as it is used in the sentence above.

fear
charge
job

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineActions

activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

He wrote the manual on car care.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

maintenance

Same sentence, swapped: He wrote the manual on car maintenance.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for care as it is used in the sentence above.

attention
fear
reconstruction

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Closest first: other actions words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

postnounmailany particular collection of letters or packages that is deliveredFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line practicenounpatterna customary way of operation or behaviorFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line progressnounadvancea movement forwardFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line protectionnounshelterthe condition of being protectedFoothills2 senses violationnouninfringementan act that disregards an agreement or a rightRidgelineHas a reason line votenounvotinga choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternativeTreeline wakenoun, verbviewinga vigil held over a corpse the night before burialRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line trulyadverbreallyin accordance with truth or fact or realityFoothillsHas a reason line

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