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
Anand Murugan, Forbes.com, 27 May 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
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
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
Once engineering owns the bill, prompt engineering and caching stop being optimizations and become standard practice.
—Anand Murugan, Forbes.com, 27 May 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caching
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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
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To get your produce nice and dry before storing it in the fridge, use your trusty salad spinner to toss off any excess moisture.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
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An explosion at a building believed to be storing explosives in northeastern Myanmar killed at least 46 people and injured dozens more, according to rescuers and others, flattening homes near the border with China.—
Grant Peck,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Missing evidence raises the question of whether that will be grounds to dismiss the pending criminal case against a couple charged with allegedly using their two massage parlors as a front for prostitution, while concealing massive amounts of cash from taxes.—
Christin Lazerus,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Shoplifting by concealing merchandise.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
26 May 2026
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Another senator, Ronald dela Rosa, has gone into hiding after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest for an alleged crime against humanity.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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No hiding from reporters for this team.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
1 June 2026
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Overachiever bird Urban bowerbirds are prolific collectors, hoarding an average of 90 items per bower — with one overachiever amassing more than 300.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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Suddenly, there is broad enthusiasm for systems that keep the powerful from hoarding all available advantages.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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The utility's Storm Secure Underground Program, launched after Hurricane Irma in 2017, focuses on making the power grid more resilient by burying power lines underground and reinforcing critical overhead infrastructure.—
Shane Hinton,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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For weeks, strikes by the United States and Israel restricted Iran’s access to its underground missile sites by destroying roads and burying tunnel entrances.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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The secretions plug up pathways, especially in the lungs and pancreas.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
21 May 2026
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More Research is Needed While some studies show promise, more research is needed to determine how the results translate to humans and which other compounds in asparagus may contribute to improved insulin sensitivity and secretion.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
18 May 2026
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Further, a forest becomes concealment, a hill a line-of-sight blocker.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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Manakaja has been charged with one count of first-degree murder; one count of second-degree murder; one count of abandonment/concealment of a dead body; and 18 counts of child abuse, online court records show.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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“Caching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caching. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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