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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
Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
Quartz’s Kevin Williams has more on how Uncle Sam is trying to clear Google’s cache.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2025
Ben Sin, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
For instance, in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists cached papers online and let the crowd do peer reviewing.
—Sarah Scoles, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
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Noun
If the cache verification is successful, the user gains access to the desktop even if the device is offline.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
Quartz’s Kevin Williams has more on how Uncle Sam is trying to clear Google’s cache.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
For gaming, the new M4 iPad offers dynamic caching and real-time ray tracing, so graphics in graphically intensive games will look better, and run at a higher frame rate.
—Ben Sin, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
For instance, in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists cached papers online and let the crowd do peer reviewing.
—Sarah Scoles, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cache
Noun
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This volume ranks as the highest outside of Covid (2019/20) and the period (2012/13-2015/16) when the Chinese reserve system was holding an exceptional amount of cotton.—
SJ Guest Editorial,
Sourcing Journal,
16 May 2025
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The Dutchman claimed Valdes refused to play in a reserve game.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The star's jewelry stash is bedazzled with so much more than anklets though.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Chinese appear to be disgorging themselves of their vast stash of treasuries.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Willie Eugene Sims, 69, was taken into custody in Ohio and charged with Ralston’s killing after a breakthrough in the case linked him to evidence long stored but never matched — until now, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office.—
Bethany Brown,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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Your body releases the hormone insulin to help store glucose from food, but this process does not work as well for people with diabetes.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2025
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Johnson claimed that Combs’ team went to extreme lengths to conceal the video, alleging that Florez was offered $100,000 to keep the footage a secret.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
13 May 2025
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According to dark money hawks, this pass-through funding tactic allows Qatar to conceal state backing as private sector contributions.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
13 May 2025
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Official reserves stand at around 2,292 tons as of March 2025, according to the World Gold Council, though some speculate that the true hoard could be in excess of 30,000 tons.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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Experts said the hoard likely belonged to a very wealthy individual, according to Romanian news outlet TVRInfo.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Each level is also absolutely crawling with secret collectibles hidden in various nooks and crannies, which often tease you with a glimpse through a hole in some impassable wall or rock formation.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
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The boy hides aloft in the Sycamore Gap tree's branches.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Bird flu has continued to decimate the egg supply, lifting prices, researchers at the University of Tennessee and Mississippi State University found in February.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
3 May 2025
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Yell and the regiment were tasked with ensuring that the army's supplies were transported to the new camp, but after Mexican forces fired upon the Arkansans, Yell burned the supplies that had not yet been removed and retreated after the rest of the army to Buena Vista.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 May 2025
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Here in Paris, he is technically buried on American soil: earth from the Battle of Bunker Hill.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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Prominent government leaders like John F. Kennedy and Thurgood Marshall, as well as famous women including Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Grace Hopper, are buried here, too.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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“Cache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cache. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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