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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
Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2026
And giving a commercial LLM sensitive documents remains risky because the contents could end up being used for future training, or end up in a temporary cache that isn’t necessarily siloed from the provider’s view.
—Erik German, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
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
Titaníque, with generations of gay humor in its wake, uses the bubbly adventures of Jack and Rose to encompass a seemingly infinite cache of cultural references.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2026
And giving a commercial LLM sensitive documents remains risky because the contents could end up being used for future training, or end up in a temporary cache that isn’t necessarily siloed from the provider’s view.
—Erik German, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
The team cached model weights on network file storage rather than downloading them from external repositories, reducing model loading time by 10-15%.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
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
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Xi Jinping has made strategic stockpiling a personal priority and directed state oil companies to expand crude reserves and accelerate the development of alternative supply chains.—
Eyck Freymann,
Time,
17 Apr. 2026
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The governor wants to take $500 million from a special savings program that builds reserves and reduces pension debt and redirect those funds to finance a $200-per-person tax rebate in late October — less than a week before Election Day.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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The fatal dose was given to Perry from Sangha's stash.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Jellicle Ball begins with a lone DJ (Ken Ard) on stage, flipping through a stash of vintage LPs including Michael Jackson and, inevitably, the original Cats cast album with the iconic yellow eyes logo.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2026
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Inspired by three new Chessmen flavors — Salted Caramel, Cinnamon Sugar and Brown Butter Pecan — the board reflects a color palette of rich caramel and brown butter hues, while also incorporating a hidden compartment in the base that’s perfect for storing cookies.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Plus these new collectors really do intend to use their design pieces, not store them in a tax-free haven across the Atlantic.—
David Lê,
Curbed,
20 Apr. 2026
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The plots of these shows usually center on a murder, which occurs not so much to end a human life as to inconvenience our star, who must postpone a brunch or a media event to conceal an inconvenient corpse.—
Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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More than a half-dozen sources close to Zaslav say that the CEO has barely concealed his frustration at being boxed into selling the company by the aggressive overtures of Paramount Skydance chief David Ellison last fall and winter.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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Video shared by the department captured hoards of teens running away.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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It’s generally held that the hoard was found in a sand bank on the west side of the Isle of Lewis, part of the Outer Hebrides.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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Neither made any attempt to hide their contempt for the other from the media or the public.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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Unlike other bands who have used a hiatus as an excuse to hide acrimony, James says the members went their separate ways with zero animosity.—
Daniel Kohn,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
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More than 500 million barrels of crude and condensate have been knocked out of the global market — the largest energy supply disruption in modern history, according to Kpler data.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Even at home, streaming has expanded the 420-adjacent possibilities, offering an endless supply of online programming explicitly curated for viewers to get stoned to.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
20 Apr. 2026
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Bishop acquired the property, intending to preserve the inactive cemetery as a memorial site for the military veterans buried there, some dating back to the Civil War.—
Nicole Comstock,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Three other Syrian relatives were also killed in the Ain Mreisseh strike and were buried on Saturday in the town of al-Shuhail in Deir el-Zour, after the family split upon returning to Syria.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Cache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cache. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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