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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
Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
This will show you if websites have cookies, cache and other information.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
PC Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
After placing supply caches the previous summer, John and his friends Alexander Drummond and Peter Vanderwall began in mid-March with newfangled fiberglass nordic skis and a pole-free tent that John sewed himself.
—Outside Online, 29 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The emails, part of a large cache of messages among city officials, consultants and others, likely will intensify complaints from opponents who say the process has unfolded largely out of view.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
This will show you if websites have cookies, cache and other information.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
The Settings page also lets you password-protect, set a favicon for, and cache your site.
—PC Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
After placing supply caches the previous summer, John and his friends Alexander Drummond and Peter Vanderwall began in mid-March with newfangled fiberglass nordic skis and a pole-free tent that John sewed himself.
—Outside Online, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cache
Noun
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The country holds reserves equivalent to 254 days of domestic consumption.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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That oil will be in addition to the 440 million barrels the United States and other countries are releasing from their reserves to combat rising fuel prices.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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The co-owner of Izakaya Seki, a neighborhood Japanese restaurant tucked into Washington’s U Street corridor, had amassed a stash of minimal-intervention bottles that weren’t a fit for the dinner menu.—
Emily Saladino,
Washington Post,
20 Mar. 2026
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Remove all the green markers and color pencils from their stash.—
Amanda Rock,
Parents,
16 Mar. 2026
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But Sorgenfrei said the cost and efficiency of storing a backup bike in the Peninsula won't be feasible.—
Sooji Nam,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Ultraviolet light from its host star triggers the creation of sulfur dioxide in the upper atmosphere, and a massive sub-surface magma ocean acts as a buffer, storing and releasing volatile gases over billions of years.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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Doja’s assistant slips through, gives me the thumbs-up, and ushers me into a dressing room the size of a tennis court, black velvet curtains concealing the walls.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2026
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Beyond that, the county has concealed most legal bills from the process — fees paid to outside lawyers and investigators who built the case against Corpus and looked into her counter-accusations — citing attorney-client privilege.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Once the music started to blare, the trio became more energetic, and then one by one, the others would walk, or rather, dance out to the center of the space, creating a hoard of both individual and choreographed moves.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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The total face value of the hoard is 4,070 rubles in gold, which translates to approximately $250,000 USD today.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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Justin Cappos, a professor of computer science at New York University, who studies software supply-chain security, likens the attack to a typewriter hiding a second message in plain sight.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2026
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As a main guideline, think about ribcage jeans as an opportunity to actually showcase your waist rather than hiding it.—
Dino Bonačić,
Glamour,
21 Mar. 2026
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According to Ukraine’s state news agency United24, the country conducted thousands of robotic operations in January alone, most focused on logistics such as delivering ammunition, weapons, and supplies to frontline troops, reports Futurism.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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Keter Denali 200-Gallon Large Deck Box Garden tools, pool supplies, extra throw pillows and chair cushions, and much more can all be tucked away in this roomy deck box.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2026
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Trailing 102-91, Houston unleashed a 23-7 stampede, burying the Heat under a barrage of three-pointers.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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The senior buried a header into the net for the only score of the game.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Cache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cache. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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