caching 1 of 2

noun

as in stashing
the placing of something out of sight the caching of holiday gifts in the weeks before Christmas

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caching

2 of 2

verb

present participle of cache
1
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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2
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
Noun
Squirrels, other rodents and a variety of birds typically do the caching, storing the acorns to be eaten later when conditions soften the outer shell. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
Most enterprises today stitch together separate vector stores, caching layers, document databases and session stores. — Gopi Duddi, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Users can choose servers in the United States, the United Kingdom, or Singapore, with HTTP/2, IPv6, CDN support, and edge caching. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026 Super frugal use of memory bandwidth, caching exactly what is needed & squeezing microseconds out of everything are needed to maintain the frame rate. — Jack Ewing, New York Times, 2 June 2026 Last week’s CopyFail exploited faulty page caching in the authencesn AEAD template process, which is used for IPsec extended sequence numbers. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026 Why Squirrels Are Attracted to Bulbs Squirrels are food-caching animals, meaning their strategy is to find and store high-calorie foods to sustain them through winter. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caching
  1. stashing
  2. storing
  3. concealing
  4. hiding
  5. hoarding
  6. burying
  7. secretion
  8. concealment
Noun
  • To maximize space and effortlessly declutter, the top swivels open to reveal a roomy 35-inch compartment perfect for stashing throws, books, and games.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers believe some kind of ritual marked this massive deposit, as the feasting and decorative objects might correspond to an event that might have propelled the stashing away of these astonishing artifacts, as per Heritage Daily.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
Definition of stashing
Verb
  • For systems where every gram and cubic centimeter matters, storing heat rather than immediately removing it can provide another way to manage short-duration thermal loads.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Creating an accurate transcript, pairing it with a concise summary and storing both in a consistent, searchable system allows future teams to build on previous thinking rather than reconstruct it.
    — Beth Worthy, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of storing
Verb
  • The thin, buildable formula is an especially good fit for anyone who wants to even out discoloration and soften the look of pores without concealing their skin beneath a heavy layer of makeup.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Some agents appeared interested in concealing their activity from people managing the website.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of concealing
Noun
  • Even the most public of deaths among the most publicly gay of people often still remain in hiding, though Charleson wasn’t out himself.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • There is little hiding from rugby’s complicated relationships that have needed to weave around MND.
    — Michael Bailey, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of hiding
Verb
  • After dozens of dogs and cats were rescued from a hoarding situation in a home in Merrillville, Indiana, in the aftermath of severe storm damage, some of them are now available for adoption.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Paige O’Donnell, 62, was arrested following an animal-hoarding investigation at her home.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of hoarding
Verb
  • Mexican cartels began using explosives more extensively about five years ago, dropping them from drones to attack security forces or rival groups and burying explosive devices in the ground to defend or control territory.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Families are burying victims while relatives of the missing wait for answers, as authorities detain the captain, crew and port officials in a widening probe into the disaster’s cause.
    — Andrew Wilks, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of burying
Noun
  • If the threat persists, the snake may bite its opponent, coil around it, and emit a foul-smelling secretion from its anal glands.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The white cocoons are torn through and stained with yellow-brown secretions.
    — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of secretion
Noun
  • Chun sentenced Williams to the maximum 25 years to life for second-degree murder, plus a consecutive one-to-three year sentence for concealment of a corpse.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, citizenship may be revoked if it was illegally procured or obtained through the concealment of a material fact or willful misrepresentation.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
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“Caching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caching. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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