as in prestige
a characteristic or quality that confers the favorable regard or respect of people
a movie director with great artistic cachet social cachet
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Recent Examples of cachet
The Brutalist monumentalism of the Kennedy Center also grew over time to be loved, increasingly bringing cachet to a diverse nation’s artistic needs.
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Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Plus, The Secret Agent is among the least seen of the ten nominees, so rallying to its cause brings a little more cinephile cachet than the next film on this list.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
The luxury group’s first alpine resort will surely add to Cortina’s already-posh cachet.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2026
With her ties to Trump, Wiles brought an instant cachet to Ballard Partners.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
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Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Plus, The Secret Agent is among the least seen of the ten nominees, so rallying to its cause brings a little more cinephile cachet than the next film on this list.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
The luxury group’s first alpine resort will surely add to Cortina’s already-posh cachet.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2026
With her ties to Trump, Wiles brought an instant cachet to Ballard Partners.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cachet
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The changes, along with updates like an independent front suspension and a 50 percent increase in structural rigidity, helped push the Land Cruiser even further up the prestige ladder.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Americas saw sales growth of 1%, led by prestige beauty and brands including Clinique and The Ordinary.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 2026
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The drug, an oral medicine called infigratinib, met its primary goal in a study enrolling more than 100 kids with achondroplasia, a rare genetic disorder that results in short stature and can lead to serious medical complications.—
Damian Garde,
STAT,
12 Feb. 2026
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If not for his 7-foot-4 stature, ex-NBA center Boban Marjanovic could have been any other member of the student section during the UConn women’s basketball team’s game against Creighton on Wednesday night at Gampel Pavilion.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2026
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The tech driving my first clumsy steps included a six-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU) and GPS sensors monitoring each ski’s position and the weight and angle of my heel.—
Kendall Hunter,
Outside,
14 Feb. 2026
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Commissioners can improve cooperation by involving local governments earlier, being clear about constraints and listening before positions harden.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Feb. 2026
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But Savannah Guthrie's celebrity status has also garnered extensive resources from the federal and local government — including a $100,000 FBI reward for accurate information about her whereabouts or that could lead to an arrest and conviction of whoever took her.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Directed by Pradip Krishen and originally made for Indian state broadcaster Doordarshan, the film is set in a Delhi architecture school in the mid-1970s and has achieved cult status over the decades.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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The Moment, which had its world premiere at Sundance last month, follows the highs and lows of a popstar’s rise to global fame.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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Her fame also meant a lot of people's thoughts ran first to the possibility of kidnapping and ransom as soon as reports that her mother was missing came out.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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In 2021, the global significance of tatreez was recognized by UNESCO, when it was added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, a safeguarding measure to ensure its preservation.—
Zoe Whitfield,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
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February marks Black History Month, a time to examine historic monuments in Dallas that still hold significance for the city's African-American community.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The other redemptions outside of those options typically offer a subpar value of less than 1 cent per point, except for Bilt Travel redemptions and travel partner transfers.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Canadians are taking it personally that their integrity is coming under attack in front of a global audience at the Olympics, which touts the values of respect and friendship.—
Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Food and drink Onsite restaurant L’Escale is just as much a Greenwich institution as the hotel itself—a proper entity conveniently attached at the hip to your lodging for power lunchers in daylight, special-occasion diners in the evening, and a rotating cast of Hopper subjects always at the bar.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
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Republicans often couched their fury at speech restrictions — around right-wing cultural politics and COVID-19, in particular — as part of a broader critique of corporate power.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Cachet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cachet. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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