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something that holds or includes many different things
They used the drawer as a catchall for kitchen items.
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Recent Examples of catchall
Sometimes, however, the sunroom can become a catchall.
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Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 9 June 2025
The Soviet Union covered its mistake by renaming the spacecraft: instead of becoming one of the Venera missions to Venus, the hapless spacecraft was designed Kosmos, the USSR’s catchall for its spacecraft in Earth orbit.
—Kiona N. Smith, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Call it the fix for runaway production — that is, the catchall term for movie and TV projects intended for U.S. release that are filmed outside the country — that nobody in Hollywood wants.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 5 May 2025
The ensemble isn’t quite the catchall for the sociopolitical backdrop of contemporary Western Europe, post the migrant and refugee crises of the 2010s.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
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Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 9 June 2025
The Soviet Union covered its mistake by renaming the spacecraft: instead of becoming one of the Venera missions to Venus, the hapless spacecraft was designed Kosmos, the USSR’s catchall for its spacecraft in Earth orbit.
—Kiona N. Smith, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Call it the fix for runaway production — that is, the catchall term for movie and TV projects intended for U.S. release that are filmed outside the country — that nobody in Hollywood wants.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 5 May 2025
The ensemble isn’t quite the catchall for the sociopolitical backdrop of contemporary Western Europe, post the migrant and refugee crises of the 2010s.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catchall
Noun
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At its core, a cheat sheet is less about telling you where to dive and more about reducing mental clutter.—
Matt Pyzdrowski,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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Also tidy up the space to remove any countertop clutter that could be making your home look unorganized.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
12 Aug. 2025
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Hughes also created a collage of photos from his visit to the Walt Disney World golf course.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The two paintings, fusing collage and paint into layered, almost tactile compositions, add color and texture to the rarefied terrain of alpine luxury, where during winter skiers slice through snow drifts painted into presence.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
11 Aug. 2025
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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In 2005, the company's Power Stick product also had a $50,000 settlement with the California Air Resources Board based on accusations that products contained volatile organic compounds beyond the state limit.—
Matt Cannon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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Congress had considered updating the 2018 Farm Bill to end what many see as a loophole in the legislation that led to products with intoxicating compounds including delta-9 THC, delta-8 THC, THCA and more.—
A.J. Herrington,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Miller will oversee the Market, which will serve popular items from her Miller’s Table menu, including her rustic sandwiches and salads, as well as to-go items including cheeses, wines and take-home prepared dinners.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Party food included fresh strawberries, blueberries, watermelon and cherries, along with chips and salad.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The post-Shah state was a mishmash of neckties and turbans, with Bazargan as Prime Minister and Khomeini hovering somewhere above.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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The Tangerine Moose serves decadent ice-cream floats and peddles an eclectic mishmash of artisan goods in their gift shop.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Catchall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catchall. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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