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
Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 20 Apr. 2026
Performance is handled through LiteSpeed servers with built-in caching and optimization.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
Our approach goes beyond surface level prompts or caching results.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Multiple programs and projects face the axe, including the Mars Sample Return Mission, which is currently underway, with the Perseverance rover caching rock and soil samples that a later spacecraft would fly to Mars and collect.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Nov. 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
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
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
Performance is handled through LiteSpeed servers with built-in caching and optimization.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
Our approach goes beyond surface level prompts or caching results.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Multiple programs and projects face the axe, including the Mars Sample Return Mission, which is currently underway, with the Perseverance rover caching rock and soil samples that a later spacecraft would fly to Mars and collect.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Nov. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caching
Noun
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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
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The Rams have 10 picks in this year’s draft, and that’s too many for any team, but especially one that has been drafting and stashing players after the first round for a few years.—
Nate Atkins,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Environmentalists say the state should not be cutting carbon-storing redwoods, while loggers maintain their practices are sustainable.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Don’t forget a chic handwoven sling bag, which adds texture and hands-free flexibility for safely storing your must-have essentials.—
Paris Wilson,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Her caretaker had allegedly been concealing and profiting from her death.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Things began heating up in 2024, when Mamba Negra opened as a rooftop bar concealing a lab where guests move through an eight-part cocktail tasting that's made with 100 percent Colombian ingredients.—
Allie Lazar,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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Even for those who are accepted, there is no hiding.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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But hiding lamp cords well is an art.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Time off hoarding and snitching ensued.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
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Typically a team bad enough to pick second just focuses on the best player available, but San Jose is well into its talent-hoarding phase and perhaps could be a little, well, pickier.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Add veterans who raise the team’s competence without burying young players.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2026
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Even worse, local governments are starting to follow suit, holding meetings and burying documents in secrecy when the truth is politically inconvenient.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Turmeric may increase gastric acid secretion, with unknown effects on antacids such as Prilosec (omeprazole).—
Megan Nunn,
Verywell Health,
23 Apr. 2026
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This is not the first time that anxiety over Alexander Skarsgård’s synthetic manhood — and its fake secretions — has resulted in dual versions of a film.—
Gustavo Turner,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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In connection with Prindle's death, English-Wheat was charged with concealment of a death, a felony charge, but no charges have been filed concerning theft, per WCIA.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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An investigation resulted in Sow being charged with first-degree murder and concealment of a death, police said.—
Mark Price
May 4,
Charlotte Observer,
4 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Caching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caching. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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