caching 1 of 2

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

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verb

present participle of cache
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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
Model routing, caching and right-sized models are margin decisions, not just engineering ones. — Mala Ramakrishnan, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 Squirrels naturally become busy caching food for colder months, especially when nuts are plentiful. — Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caching
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
Verb
  • Dubbed ‘ferritin face’, the viral new term links a collection of visible beauty changes to low ferritin, the protein responsible for storing iron in the body.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Marshall emphasized the importance of properly storing and charging the batteries.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Teriyaki became ubiquitous, the Japanese name concealing its hometown heritage.
    — Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
  • For even, pore-concealing results, blend the formula out from the center of your face.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • But when hiding doesn’t work, the lizards deploy their unusual, foul-smelling blood, which Williams says is a product of an equally foul delicacy.
    — RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Liakopoulos recommends placing traps behind kitchen appliances, in the loft or attic, and basement, as those are common mouse hiding spots.
    — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Fungi can artificially inflate the price by hoarding the phosphorus in their network and then driving the price of it, waiting basically until the plant is able to provide more carbon in return.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Unlicensed resellers face arrest, and stations caught hoarding can lose their license under the new measures.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In a town in southeastern Ukraine that is occupied by Russian forces, burying the dead has actually been forbidden.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Brand was also convicted of burying his head in the genitals of a former Channel 4 employee during the recording of a DVD in 2009.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Kelly Cram, from Baxter Springs, Kansas, faces one count of unlawful secretion, destruction and delay of mail, according to the indictment.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • And again, some millipedes can release defensive secretions that can irritate skin or stain surfaces if handled or crushed.
    — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The violations relate to the manufacture, sale, purchase, transportation, possession, concealment or use of firearms, explosives and other deadly weapons as prohibited by state law.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026
  • That changed four months later, in December 2024, when a Prince William County grand jury indicted him on charges of first-degree murder and defiling a dead body, adding those charges to his concealment charge.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2026

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“Caching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caching. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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