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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
City News Service, Daily News, 28 May 2026
The cache consists of 2,970 silver coins believed to have been buried around 1047.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
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
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Noun
One person was arrested at the scene once the warrant was served, and a bomb squad was called in to investigate the fireworks cache, an officer said.
—City News Service, Daily News, 28 May 2026
The cache consists of 2,970 silver coins believed to have been buried around 1047.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Verb
There was also a supply of gas cached at the campsite.
—Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cache
Noun
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Hilton wants to restore California’s competitive edge as a place for productions by creating financial incentives for film productions, cover the initial and technical costs associated with the development of a film or television project and reserve funding for independent and mid-budget projects.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Asian countries, meanwhile, are grappling with plummeting currencies that have depleted central banks’ foreign exchange reserves and threatened to accelerate already-high inflation.—
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semafor.com,
29 May 2026
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Baha Mar lies outside Nassau in the Bahamas, with three hotels, acres of pools, a golf course and private coastline with a huge stash of water toys (kayaks, paddleboard, overwater trampolines).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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Sean Neville, who cofounded the stablecoin giant Circle, has raised another stash of capital from top-flight venture capitalists.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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Engineers had to come up with their own substitutes for some of the basic tools that other developers use to store code, launch websites, and set up servers.—
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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Then the samples sat in an incubator for over 1,000 days, as the researchers focused on their other experiments into how microbes process and store carbon in soil.—
Siddhant Pusdekar,
Quanta Magazine,
1 June 2026
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Shoplifting by concealing merchandise.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
26 May 2026
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At public appearances, Trump is often seen wearing makeup to conceal bruising on his hands, which the White House attributes to handshaking and regular aspirin use.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
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The hoard was found in a field near Rena, about 18 miles north of Elverum in southeastern Norway, according to an announcement from the University of Oslo's Museum of Cultural History (KHM).—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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There are some companies sitting on a cash hoard that have Wall Street’s stamp of approval.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
24 May 2026
Verb
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If not too bad, it can be ignored and new growth should hide the blemishes.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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Buddy was hiding in the bushes on the side of a desolate highway when he was found by a good Samaritan and brought to a rescue.—
Maryanne Dell,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Russia has targeted Ukraine‘s power supplies and infrastructure while Ukraine has stepped up attacks on oil facilities inside Russia this year, sometimes resulting in casualties.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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Bottled water was never in short supply during my stay.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The widow has had to tolerate enough of this woman and her husband’s affair and should be allowed to bury him in peace.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Kai Havertz had buried the first shot of the game into PSG’s net, giving Arsenal a 1-0 lead in the sixth minute of the game.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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“Cache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cache. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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