1
as in reserves
a collection of things kept available for future use or need
a cache of medical supplies in case of emergency
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in stashes
a supply stored up and often hidden away
the squirrel kept a cache of nuts in the hollow of the tree
Synonyms & Similar Words
1
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in conceals
to put into a hiding place
cached the fugitives in their cellar until they could make their way to Canada
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of caches
Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Naive context-sharing patterns, global caches, aggressive compaction and broadcast scratch pads often make this worse, not better.
—Shailesh Manjrekar, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Talma had five caches for 96 yards and Sullivan had three catches for 67 yards and a touchdown.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
Tempura-ed squash blossoms disclosing caches of ratatouille?
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Both privilege escalation vulnerabilities stem from bugs in the kernel’s handling of page caches stored in memory, allowing untrusted users to modify them.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
The terrorist group has been largely decapitated and is unable to wage meaningful counter-warfare against Israel and its allies, but is believed to still boast significant caches of weaponry that could threaten the long-term peace of the future Palestine.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026
Military experts said the setbacks to Iran’s caches of drones, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and launchers substantially weaken its capabilities.
—Politifact, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026
Huth had grown up on a steady diet of Will Wright, leaving pheromone trails to food caches in SimAnt, calibrating the temperature to make his SimEarth suitable for life.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Outside Online, 29 Oct. 2025
Instead of building its own search engine, Leta uses the Google Search API and caches anonymous results to share with other users.
—Chris Stobing, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
Noun
Competing guiding companies now worked together to fix ropes and organize safety caches.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Naive context-sharing patterns, global caches, aggressive compaction and broadcast scratch pads often make this worse, not better.
—Shailesh Manjrekar, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Talma had five caches for 96 yards and Sullivan had three catches for 67 yards and a touchdown.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
Tempura-ed squash blossoms disclosing caches of ratatouille?
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Both privilege escalation vulnerabilities stem from bugs in the kernel’s handling of page caches stored in memory, allowing untrusted users to modify them.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
The terrorist group has been largely decapitated and is unable to wage meaningful counter-warfare against Israel and its allies, but is believed to still boast significant caches of weaponry that could threaten the long-term peace of the future Palestine.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026
Military experts said the setbacks to Iran’s caches of drones, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and launchers substantially weaken its capabilities.
—Politifact, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026
Huth had grown up on a steady diet of Will Wright, leaving pheromone trails to food caches in SimAnt, calibrating the temperature to make his SimEarth suitable for life.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
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
Instead of building its own search engine, Leta uses the Google Search API and caches anonymous results to share with other users.
—Chris Stobing, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caches
Noun
-
Oil supplies may take time to recover, and countries that tapped strategic reserves during the crisis will need to replenish them, creating additional demand, Kates says.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
-
Niger, which houses the world’s eighth-largest reserves of uranium, is not immune to this surge of violence.—
Kaitlyn Rabe,
The Conversation,
16 June 2026
Noun
-
Squirrels dig in pots to bury food or search for hidden stashes in loose soil.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
-
These cash stashes will be waiting for you when the unexpected happens, like a surprise medical bill or a burst pipe in your house.—
Becca Stanek,
TheWeek,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
In May, at the manufacturing facility, which stores thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals in pressurized tanks used to produce materials such as plexiglass for fighter jet and commercial aircraft windows, one tank threatened to leak or explode.—
Nilesh Christopher,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
-
Rigorous testing The new device is a supercapacitor, a type of energy-storage technology that stores energy by separating electrical charges rather than through chemical reactions.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
Verb
-
In recent years, tens of thousands of people have gone missing in Mexico, which explains the emphasis on the disappearance statute, which is used when a person or criminal organization deprives someone of liberty and conceals the victim’s fate or whereabouts.—
Steve Fisher,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
-
My dream foundation is one that conceals blemishes but is so imperceptible that people will ask me about my skin care routine.—
Kaelin Dodge,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
Noun
-
The medical supplies facility has faced seven OSHA complaints since 2022, costing the company thousands of dollars in penalties.—
Lyanne Wang,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
-
Attendees can receive a free scarf while supplies last.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
Noun
-
Though bronze objects had been found previously, with other Wendel rings reported surfacing nearby, neck rings are typically found buried with other goods or in hoards.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
-
Two hobbyists recently uncovered one of the largest Viking coin hoards ever found — fittingly, in a Nordic country.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
Verb
-
Achieving it in reality would be brutally hard because the target moves, hides, jams, uses decoys, and fights back.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
-
Namely, the Bavarian flag hides a red Nazi flag, and someone also covered up soldiers, Nazi salutes by passersby, and wreaths on the Mahnmal der Bewegung monument.—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
11 June 2026
Noun
-
The original Brazilian deposits were largely depleted by the mid-1990s, though copper-bearing tourmalines with similar color and mineral composition were later discovered in Nigeria, Mozambique and Ethiopia.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
-
Gangs establish operations in those mines to search for leftover deposits for the illicit trade.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Caches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caches. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
