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
Finance teams may monitor spend, but product and engineering teams influence consumption through choices around model selection, retrieval design, caching and agent behavior. — Gaurav Aggarwal, Forbes.com, 10 July 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 Performance is handled through LiteSpeed servers with built-in caching and optimization. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caching
  1. stashing
  2. storing
  3. concealing
  4. hiding
  5. hoarding
  6. burying
  7. secretion
  8. concealment
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of stashing
Verb
  • Minimalists tend to focus on habits that are easy to maintain over time, like choosing movement that doesn’t require storing or managing additional equipment.
    — Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 19 July 2026
  • To avoid this, always carefully inspect items for damage before storing them with other items.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2026
Definition of storing
Verb
  • Also featured in the film is the K-pop singing group Saja Boys — Jinu, Mystery, Abby, Romance and Baby — who are concealing their identities as demons.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • The family of an 18-year-old Texas honor student whose body was recovered from a Dallas-area lake is demanding murder charges after police accused two teenagers of concealing evidence instead of reporting his drowning.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of concealing
Noun
  • Because roaches are usually active at night, daytime sightings can indicate overcrowding and competition for food and hiding spots.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, Fergie’s reportedly gone into hiding in the Austrian Alps.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 15 July 2026
Definition of hiding
Verb
  • Retirement savers are hoarding cash Retirement savers also reported keeping a sizeable share of their savings in cash, a choice that bespeaks mistrust in financial markets.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 18 July 2026
  • The four-floor flagship is currently under restoration, with the building wrapped in hoarding featuring Burberry’s signature trench.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
Definition of hoarding
Verb
  • The landslide occurred in Pengshui County on Friday morning on the outskirts of Chongqing municipality, when massive amounts of rocks and soil washed down a slope, burying more than 10 residential buildings, state broadcaster CCTV said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • Police said the man continued to resist being handcuffed by burying his left arm under his body, so one of the officers struck him on the side of his body, which is when video of the incident that were sent to the Statesman began.
    — Alex Brizee July 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026
Definition of burying
Noun
  • The hormone stimulates insulin secretion, suppresses glucagon—preventing the hormone from causing the liver to release too much sugar into the bloodstream —and slows gastric emptying.
    — Liz Seegert, Scientific American, 19 July 2026
  • The virus is shed in wild bird saliva, nasal secretions and feces, so even droppings near the coop can carry it.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of secretion
Noun
  • Place outdoor utilities thoughtfully during construction or renovation to avoid costly concealment later.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2026
  • The biographer speaks from a place of concealment; is perhaps most direct in ventriloquy.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Definition of concealment

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“Caching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caching. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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