as in stashing
the placing of something out of sight
the caching of holiday gifts in the weeks before Christmas
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as in storing
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 concealing
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 caching
Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The new chip has a second-generation caching architecture that helps to double its ability to do math, the company said.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
For gaming, the new M4 iPad offers dynamic caching and real-time ray tracing, so graphics in graphically intensive games will look better, and run at a higher frame rate.
—Ben Sin, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
In the nineteen-eighties, scientists found that food-caching species have larger hippocampi than other species.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
His most recent post included a workout video of caching footballs at a training facility.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Matt Robinson is the Deputy Delivery Manager for the Sample Caching System on the Mars 2020 rover, which covers the robotic arm itself, the drill at the end of the arm, and the sample caching system within the body of the rover that manages the samples.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 July 2019
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Addressing data latency early—via caching, load balancing and streamlined queries—keeps systems responsive and mission-ready.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The new chip has a second-generation caching architecture that helps to double its ability to do math, the company said.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
For gaming, the new M4 iPad offers dynamic caching and real-time ray tracing, so graphics in graphically intensive games will look better, and run at a higher frame rate.
—Ben Sin, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
In the nineteen-eighties, scientists found that food-caching species have larger hippocampi than other species.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
His most recent post included a workout video of caching footballs at a training facility.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Matt Robinson is the Deputy Delivery Manager for the Sample Caching System on the Mars 2020 rover, which covers the robotic arm itself, the drill at the end of the arm, and the sample caching system within the body of the rover that manages the samples.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caching
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Unless your basement is equipped to serve as a playroom, avoid storing any toys or games in it, as consistent exposure to moisture in the air can cause rust or mildew to form on them.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Oct. 2025
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Allow the steaks and sauce to cool completely to room temperature before storing.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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Snelling is currently charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Snelling was charged with tampering with physical evidence, concealing the birth of an infant and abuse of a corpse.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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That includes Princess Hind (Aiysha Hart), who has been in hiding deep in the desert with her father King Numan (Ghassan Massoud).—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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Margot Frank, Anne’s older sister, received her notice dated July 5, 1942, thus prompting the family to go into hiding above the Frank family’s office building in central Amsterdam.—
Time,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Keeping a microfiber cloth handy or stashing disinfecting wipes under the sink makes this a fast, almost effortless ritual.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Oct. 2025
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But as the months have passed, Juni has stopped stashing food, loves to nap, and seems so much more at ease.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But the first step is to recognize the realities, rather than burying our heads in the sand like some gigantic flock of ostriches.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Oct. 2025
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What more could possibly be learned about the vicious crimes of the Illinois native who murdered at least 33 young men in the ’70s, burying most of them in a crawl space under his home?—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Berberine promoted insulin secretion in a dose-dependent manner.—
Trang Tran,
Verywell Health,
30 Sep. 2025
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Sometimes their secretions can stain walls, rugs, and upholstery.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Since 2013, the BOJ has been hoarding government bonds and stocks in unprecedented ways.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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To solve the mystery of whether veggies are quietly hoarding plastic, researchers at the University of Plymouth ran a novel experiment.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
19 Sep. 2025
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Their lives were based on concealment and pretense, and my writing is the opposite.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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As Kraus left the interview at the news station, police in Albany arrested him on two counts each of second-degree murder and concealment of a corpse.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Caching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caching. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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