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
For those who want to see the end of Israel, the regime’s identity as a defender of Palestinian rights—and a funder of extremist anti-Israel groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah—has given it cachet.
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2026
Many of the suppliers, particularly smaller ones that could give Neiman and Saks tastemaking cachet, have stopped shipping to its stores.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026
While OpenAI still leads in scale and cultural cachet, with ChatGPT a household name boasting nearly 900 million weekly active users, Anthropic is closing the gap fast — and in some areas is already ahead.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
Antwerp has a fashion cachet and sparkly diamonds.
—Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2026
Many of the suppliers, particularly smaller ones that could give Neiman and Saks tastemaking cachet, have stopped shipping to its stores.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026
While OpenAI still leads in scale and cultural cachet, with ChatGPT a household name boasting nearly 900 million weekly active users, Anthropic is closing the gap fast — and in some areas is already ahead.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
Antwerp has a fashion cachet and sparkly diamonds.
—Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cachet
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The other prestige player in Big Sky is Montage, which opened in 2021, enticing luxury lovers to the area.—
Amy Tara Koch,
Robb Report,
29 Jan. 2026
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Britpop music and binging prestige TV shows.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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The latter should happen naturally, as Fredrikze expects to grow beyond his current 6-foot, scrawny stature.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Taipei 101 towers over the capital of Taiwan, its steel-and-glass stature becoming synonymous with the city.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
26 Jan. 2026
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The looming departures add pressure to an industry already contending with 350,000 open positions — a shortfall that’s expected to grow in coming years as the nation ages.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Former detainees and human rights organizations have documented systematic torture and severe abuses inside the facility, including beatings, electric shocks, suspension by limbs, prolonged stress positions and other degrading treatment.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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The bill would allow immigrants like him, who have been in the United States for more than 5 years, to apply for legal status, but the bill has made little progress since it was first introduced.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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Lynch's status will be reviewed in one year, unless he is found to be no longer incapacitated before that time.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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For a reality television icon who parlayed his fame on Survivor into an acting and hosting career as well as two more appearances on the gold standard competition show, Colby Donaldson sure does have a lot of regrets.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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During a recent appearance on the I’ve Never Said This Before podcast, Hilton said the two reflected on how they were treated at the peak of their fame.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Heat are muddling along with a roster that isn’t good enough to do anything of significance, have no young player with obvious star upside, can’t create significant cap room for at least two more years and owe a future pick to the Hornets from the disastrous Terry Rozier trade.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 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.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Conservative nonprofit Turning Point USA created counter-programming to Bad Bunny’s Halftime Show performance that the organization says is more aligned with their values.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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An extreme cold watch is issued when dangerously cold air temperatures or wind chill values are possible.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Feb. 2026
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The power of the crop; or, when bad taste comes all the way back around to being good taste.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Nebraska law says that while in active service of the state, or at the direction of the governor, National Guard members are peace officers with power to prevent crime, arrest suspects, and execute the process of law.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Cachet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cachet. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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