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The gadgets can be disabled through reset buttons and changing a home’s Wi-Fi password, but their makers said there was no catchall fix. — Nellie Bowles, New York Times, "Thermostats, Locks and Lights: Digital Tools of Domestic Abuse," 23 June 2018 Don’t Get Hung Up on Catchphrases Such as Streetwear or Hypebeast Streetwear as a catchall fashion term? — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "A Runway That Reflects Our World: How 4 Brands Are Bringing Fashion to Life," 11 Oct. 2018 Bruce Applegate, who carries a variety of job titles but calls himself the city catchall, thinks the city has more to offer. — Emily Strasser, Curbed, "A secret city opens up," 8 Aug. 2018 From my intimate point of view, library school is a bit of an academic catchall, sometimes a plan B, appealing to weirdos of many backgrounds. — Alice Bolin, Longreads, "The Daughter as Detective," 26 June 2018 As news of the second imprisonment spread, angry ranchers — led by the Bundy family — and their allies converged in Burns, later rushing to a nearby wildlife refuge for a takeover that turned into a catchall protest against the federal government. — New York Times, "How a Tycoon and Pence Friend Helped 2 Ranchers Get Pardons," 12 July 2018 For these companies, AI incorrectly has become a catchall phrase for anything that has to do with data or workflow. — Arif Janmohamed, Fortune, "Most ‘AI’ Companies Are Not AI Companies. Here’s How to Tell," 3 July 2018 Administrative leave is the government’s catchall term for giving employees paid time off without charge to vacation time or another regular form of leave. — Eric Yoder, Washington Post, "Federal government open Tuesday, but agencies encouraged to grant employees time off to view Capitals parade," 11 June 2018 Many of her pieces were intricately carved hearts that could be used as soap dishes, trivets or small catchalls for jewelry. — Ruth Sowby Rands, latimes.com, "On the Town: College’s ceramics sale raises funds for equipment," 4 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'catchall.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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