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 Super Mario franchise was born in Japan, and staging the sequel’s big press moment there gives the whole thing serious gaming and anime culture cachet.
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Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
This may not be Belmond, but what the Blue Jasmine lacks in over-the-top luxury it more than makes up for in cultural cachet.
—Terry Ward, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
Truths get lost when films become cultural cachet.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
With close ties to Broadway and New York's theatre and artistic communities for much of the last century, the property also comes with its own cultural cachet.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
This may not be Belmond, but what the Blue Jasmine lacks in over-the-top luxury it more than makes up for in cultural cachet.
—Terry Ward, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
Truths get lost when films become cultural cachet.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
With close ties to Broadway and New York's theatre and artistic communities for much of the last century, the property also comes with its own cultural cachet.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cachet
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The network had long built its identity on adult prestige — crime sagas, antiheroes and sprawling family epics — not stories centered on high schoolers.—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The contest has been won by Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson, Padraig Harrington and many other major winners, lending it prestige and a rich history.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Trump has gone far toward shattering what’s left of America’s global stature.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Everything — from food to veterinary care — scales up with the dog’s formidable stature.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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The team was 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position before Caballero’s eighth-inning double.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2026
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These travel résumés detail everything from a client’s board positions to whether they’re accompanied by young, noisy children or less-disruptive older teens.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
11 Apr. 2026
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Clogs are no longer in their comeback era, but planted firmly as staple status.—
Claire West,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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How to track your federal tax refund Taxpayers can check the status of their federal tax refunds on the IRS website, the IRS2Go mobile app, or by calling 800-829-1954.—
Bailey Allen,
Cape Cod Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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In the years before her Bomb interview, Dupuy-Spencer experienced a meteoric rise to fame.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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The hilarious send-up of celebrity drama and the paranoia that can accompany fame is cowritten and directed by Jonah Hill and also stars Cameron Diaz and Matt Bomer.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Yet Monday’s flyby — the first time humans had reached the moon since 1972 — held emotional significance for the crew and space enthusiasts beyond the mission’s technical objectives.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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The true significance of Pakistan's intervention only became clear when both sides agreed to a pause shortly after a down-to-the-wire plea from the country's prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif.—
Betsy Joles,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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Midwest crop land values have increased.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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On top of that, commercial values dropped last year, as did apartment values, leaving homeowners shouldering more of the cost of running the city.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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The power of an orator who can, in this way, fuse feeling and doctrine is immense.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The American president's agenda has striking parallels with the way the Hungarian leader used the levers of government to tilt the media, judiciary and electoral system to keep his party in power for 16 years.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Cachet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cachet. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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