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 * VM generator script renewal; makes the generated VM more optimized. [GH-1779]
 
-* Thread cache enabled for pthreads platforms [Feature #14757]
+* Thread cache enabled for pthreads platforms
+  (for `Thread.new` and `Thread.start`) [Feature #14757]
 
 === Miscellaneous changes