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as in reserve
a collection of things kept available for future use or need
a cache of medical supplies in case of emergency
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as in stash
a supply stored up and often hidden away
the squirrel kept a cache of nuts in the hollow of the tree
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as in to store
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
an eccentric who cached money in odd places, such as under the boards of the floor
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as in to conceal
to put into a hiding place
cached the fugitives in their cellar until they could make their way to Canada
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Recent Examples of cache
Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
An archaeologist uncovered a cache of rare religious artifacts deliberately thrown in an English river — and has now shed light on why they were dumped.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
The data on genomes that are cached in the museum will be open-sourced, providing researchers and geneticists around the world with information on all 10,000 species, in pursuit of conservation or de-extinction projects similar to what Colossal achieved with the dire wolf.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The Discovery Channel has become appointment viewing for men aged twenty-five to fifty-four, powered by the network’s cache of gold-mining reality series.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
An archaeologist uncovered a cache of rare religious artifacts deliberately thrown in an English river — and has now shed light on why they were dumped.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Verb
Kyung-Shick Choi, the director of cybercrime and cybersecurity at Boston University's Metropolitan College, said such residual data can still remain in the server systems that store, process or temporarily cache video files and metadata.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
The data on genomes that are cached in the museum will be open-sourced, providing researchers and geneticists around the world with information on all 10,000 species, in pursuit of conservation or de-extinction projects similar to what Colossal achieved with the dire wolf.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cache
Noun
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While the pool on the casita side is adults only, the multilevel one by the villas and residences reserves the upper area for families, and also has a lawn with some games.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Cameron Brink’s 10 points were the only ones provided by the Sparks’ bench, while the Tempo got 42 points from reserves.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2026
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Have plans for keeping business going, keeping up the payroll, and have a cash stash.—
Terri Daxon,
Oc Register,
14 May 2026
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In the film, a narcotics team in Miami discovers millions in cash hidden inside a drug cartel stash house during a raid.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
Verb
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But today, some nuclear plants are being designed on a smaller scale, with new ways of storing spent fuel rods on site.—
Krisztian Elcsics,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Experts recommend using a point-of-use sink filter and storing water in stainless steel or glass bottles instead of disposable plastic containers.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 May 2026
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An ever-present veil would fail to conceal the wife’s all-consuming grief.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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It’s finished with a square back and concealed back zipper closure.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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DeChambeau was trailed the entire round by a roving hoard (and a security guard.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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This cash hoard provides flexibility to take advantage of opportunities, including repurchasing its stock.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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That day, Riley had been editing a sequence in which Corvette sneaks into a San Francisco condo owned by Christie, her fashion idol, by hiding inside a coffee delivery cart.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Bugs also tend to hide inside packaging, seams, or even the food itself.—
Kate Van Pelt,
The Spruce,
15 May 2026
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An amendment to the state’s Live Local Act expected to take effect July 1 would allow developers to build workforce housing on government land in a bid to tackle the state’s supply of affordable housing crisis.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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In India, early steps to redirect fuel supplies toward cooking gas for roughly 330 million households cut into supplies for fertilizer plants.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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The text card at the close of the episode notes that between 1980 and 1988, more than 200,000 Iranians were killed during the war, while over 15,000 Iranian political prisoners were executed and buried in mass graves.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Actor Billy Gardell, a Pittsburgh native, walks a new security guard through it all with the schedule buried at the end.—
Teresa M. Walker,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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“Cache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cache. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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