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as in reserve
a collection of things kept available for future use or need
a cache of medical supplies in case of emergency
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as in stash
a supply stored up and often hidden away
the squirrel kept a cache of nuts in the hollow of the tree
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as in to store
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 to conceal
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 cache
CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
Ukrainian agents had also planted explosives on train lines and logistics points and left weapons caches inside Russia and occupied Ukraine.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2011
The universal semantic layer also provides data modeling, access controls and caching, removing much of the heavy lifting from data teams.
—Artyom Keydunov, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Most of the $1 billion mission's cache has been set aside for future analysis.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
Ukrainian agents had also planted explosives on train lines and logistics points and left weapons caches inside Russia and occupied Ukraine.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
Developers can enable their apps to work offline by caching data locally using these APIs and syncing to the server upon reconnection to the Internet.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2011
The universal semantic layer also provides data modeling, access controls and caching, removing much of the heavy lifting from data teams.
—Artyom Keydunov, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cache
Noun
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The Aztecs cut into the lead with a 10-4 run behind the play of reserves Kaelyn Hamilton and Jazlen Green.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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The South African story follows a young girl on a magical visit to a wildlife reserve that goes horribly wrong when she and the park ranger accompanying her are ambushed by poachers.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2025
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Caught at their peak in spring and meticulously hand-cleaned, these anchovies are bathed in refined olive oil, resulting in silky, umami-rich morsels that will leave you contemplating suitcase space for a stash.—
Jenn Rice,
Vogue,
12 Feb. 2025
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What makes a stash box especially great for Valentine’s Day is the ability to personalize it with your partner’s name, initials, or a cute message.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Iron Mountain’s mine that stores government retirement records was ripped as an example of inefficiency by Musk during a visit to the Oval Office.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2025
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Steiger suggests the fact that duvet covers can be stored more compactly than comforters might be contributing to their popularity in urban areas, where smaller living spaces often mean less storage area.—
Amy Panos,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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These outfits fall straight from shoulders to hip and conceal your waist.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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At least 37 giant live beetles measuring 4 to 5 inches have been found concealed inside of multiple packages of Japanese snacks, potato chips and chocolate at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
5 Feb. 2025
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The hoards of advertisers and folk who had zero affinity with movies except to rub up against film stars and Hollywood players came later.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2025
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Chandler is one of several side characters John encounters on his journey who stand in for the hoards of people who encouraged him, either explicitly or implicitly, to pursue North Sentinel as a holy grail.—
Natalia Winkelman,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Dylan notices the slogan and examines the poster to find that Irv hid his drawing of the Exports Hall, with detailed instructions on how to get there written on the back, behind it.—
Megan McCluskey,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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His wife, Avital, who was seven months pregnant at the time, hid in a safe room with their two daughters.—
Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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The gas supply would be enough to generate as much as 1.2 gigawatts of electric power for at least 10 years, according to the statement.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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The federal government has long sought to prevent the horrors of drug addiction by interdicting the supply of dangerous psychoactive drugs -- and reducing demand for them.—
Paul J. Larkin,
National Review,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Even stripped of defenses, facilities buried deep underground will be hard to destroy.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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One of them may have been the chieftain who buried the weapons.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Cache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cache. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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