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as in reserves
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 stashes
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 stores
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 conceals
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 caches
Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Despite an immense search effort, the father and son evaded capture for nearly five months, using hidden supply caches and remote camps to survive the winter, the outlets reported.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
The targets included weapons caches, supply routes and other infrastructure used by the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, Hawkins said in an email.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Jan. 2026
Four caches are hidden throughout the park, with a fifth as part of Florida’s Operation Recreation GeoTour, which awards special geocoins to participants.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
Michael Eisenberg, the leader of the excavation, said the hoard is one of the largest Byzantine-era caches found on dry land in Israel.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Jon Stanley, currently a senior data scientist at Geocaching HQ, didn’t start searching for caches right away.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
The gray hoards his food, making caches of acorns and other nuts or burying them in the ground.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
Outside Online, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
In addition, memory bandwidth and nearby caches help drive that steadiness more than just raw performance.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Despite an immense search effort, the father and son evaded capture for nearly five months, using hidden supply caches and remote camps to survive the winter, the outlets reported.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
The targets included weapons caches, supply routes and other infrastructure used by the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, Hawkins said in an email.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Jan. 2026
Four caches are hidden throughout the park, with a fifth as part of Florida’s Operation Recreation GeoTour, which awards special geocoins to participants.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
Michael Eisenberg, the leader of the excavation, said the hoard is one of the largest Byzantine-era caches found on dry land in Israel.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Jon Stanley, currently a senior data scientist at Geocaching HQ, didn’t start searching for caches right away.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
The gray hoards his food, making caches of acorns and other nuts or burying them in the ground.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caches
Noun
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Oceans are expected to hold vast reserves of 230 billion tons.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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There are wildlife reserves, once beloved by Hollywood stars like John Wayne and Gregory Peck, where new lodges have begun opening up.—
Lisa Grainger,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Feb. 2026
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The steep slopes and technical tree runs on Grouse Mountain, along with mogul fields and off-piste powder stashes, create an environment where expert skiers can comfortably hone their skills in a high-performance setting.—
Sara Hansen,
Denver Post,
22 Jan. 2026
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The days of underground stashes and whispered conversations are fading fast.—
Amplified Content Studio,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Among the damage is a smashed statue of The Virgin Mary, other religious artifacts, like the tabernacle that stores communion, and destroyed furniture.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Prioritize email, shopping accounts, cloud storage and any service that stores payment or delivery information.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The portrait of a woman who represses and conceals a rape struck a chord as the #MeToo movement took off and put Trobisch on the map.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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The wooden bench includes a removable lid that conceals additional storage space.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Jan. 2026
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Minute Maid’s frozen juices — including several varieties of orange juice, lemonade and limeade — will be discontinued by April, with inventory available while supplies last, Coca-Cola said.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The sprint to build these sprawling facilities, which hold racks of humming servers powered by expensive processors, has touched off an unprecedented level of borrowing, pinched energy supplies and brought developers into conflict with communities worried about rising power and water costs.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026
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These transients have brightnesses in between that of classical novas, triggered when a white dwarf hoards material from a companion star thus sparking a runaway nuclear explosion, and supernovas that mark the death of a massive star and the birth of a black hole or a neutron star.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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McCarthy, in 2014, speculated there could be other hoards of coins out there.—
Justin Pot,
Popular Science,
24 Dec. 2025
Verb
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That’s why scrolling by date and scrubbing through videos still works — search hides uncertainty, scrolling shows everything.—
Ken Colburn,
AZCentral.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The one is Sohni Ammi, her feisty mother-in-law, whose sharp tongue hides a big heart, while the other is Bholi, a quiet and wise neighbor.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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Vinegar is an acid, which dissolves the mineral deposits left behind by hard water, making the stains easier to wipe away without damaging the refrigerator’s surface, says Alicia Sokolowski, president and co-CEO at AspenClean.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
5 Feb. 2026
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Statements from October 2024 through April 2025 list the three resident deposits.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
5 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Caches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caches. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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