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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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Alessio is a sharp critic of both the misuse of reserves and the term-limit gambit.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Denver is cutting reserve offensive tackle and outside linebacker Garrett Nelson, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Her childhood neighbor makes dog bandanas, so Larkin asked if her neighbor could make several for the shop using fabric from her mother’s personal fabric stash.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
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The front pocket organizer and rear trolley tunnel stash have RFID Blocking Protection Technology to protect you from the modern version of credit card theft.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
1 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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Bankhead has linked the hoard to Michael Ramsey, an English bishop who served as the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1961 to 1974 and later retired to Durham.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Researchers from the University of Oslo's Museum of Cultural History certified the find and said in a news release on April 29 that the cache of 2,970 silver coins is the largest Viking Age coin hoard in Norwegian history.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Without sofas, curtains, or rugs to soften things, your color palette has nowhere to hide.—
Natasha Bazika,
Martha Stewart,
9 May 2026
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Many fish live, hide and eat the small shrimp and crabs that are within the seaweed, which made her snorkeling adventure more exciting.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
9 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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Victor Wembanyama buried one difficult jumper after another, capping a 37-point, 15-rebound performance that led the Spurs to a 115-108 victory in Game 3 to take a 2-1 series advantage.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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Marner buried three goals and assisted on another by Brayden McNabb.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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“Cache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cache. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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