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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
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.
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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.
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Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2026
Tempura-ed squash blossoms disclosing caches of ratatouille?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Chris Stobing,
PC Magazine,
20 Sep. 2024
Noun
Competing guiding companies now worked together to fix ropes and organize safety caches.
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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.
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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.
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Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2026
Tempura-ed squash blossoms disclosing caches of ratatouille?
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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.
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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.
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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
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Therefore, building mental endurance is essential to staving off decision fatigue and reducing the judgment errors that tend to surface when a leader's cognitive reserves run low.
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The deficit spending will be made up by district reserves, which may or may not be exhausted at some point within the next three years.
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Squirrels dig in pots to bury food or search for hidden stashes in loose soil.
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These cash stashes will be waiting for you when the unexpected happens, like a surprise medical bill or a burst pipe in your house.
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The Tallerboy is a taller-than-a-tallboy canister that stores three regular Coors Light cans inside one oversized container.
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When the car is switched off and in a stable state, the system captures and stores an image of the underbody, establishing a snapshot of what the area should normally look like.
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Mark Lee takes on the role of Long, a powerful crime boss whose calm demeanor conceals a dangerous and unpredictable nature.
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The wardrobe conceals a kettle, drinks and snacks plus minibar, robes and the bang-on-trend bonus of a straw basket, to use during your stay.
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Road blockades have caused shortages of food, fuel and medical supplies in parts of the country and ground the economy to a halt over the past 50 days.
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Nick Engen and Taylor Calmus CBS To help encourage fathers navigating similar experiences, Taylor Calmus, creator of the popular online Dude Dad brand, visited the NICU ahead of Father's Day to surprise Engen and other dads with gift bags filled with supplies.
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Earlier this spring, two hobbyist treasure hunters uncovered one of the largest Viking coin hoards ever found in Norway after discovering dozens of silver coins in a field.
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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.
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The script hides serious moral and ethical conversations about fame, political violence, and powerful institutions amongst jokes about hashbrowns.
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Rehka literally hides under a table to avoid him.
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Meanwhile, Kalani’s staff also manually reviews individual accounts flagged for abnormal betting patterns, such as a customer suddenly making much larger or more frequent deposits.
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The other three account types will permit savers to make withdrawals and deposits as needed, but the accounts will employ a variable rate that will change based on market conditions.
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“Caches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caches. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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