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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
The enthusiasm has spawned an industry that turns offal—a catchall term for an animal’s nonmuscular parts—into pill or powdered form.
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Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
Like most things on the internet, however, the term has lost most of its meaning and seems to be nothing but a catchall phrase for an artist people just don’t like.
—Carly Lewis-Oduntan, refinery29.com, 13 Mar. 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
Though many herbs are touted as superfoods with catchall health benefits, few live up to the hype.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2025
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Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
Like most things on the internet, however, the term has lost most of its meaning and seems to be nothing but a catchall phrase for an artist people just don’t like.
—Carly Lewis-Oduntan, refinery29.com, 13 Mar. 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
Though many herbs are touted as superfoods with catchall health benefits, few live up to the hype.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catchall
Noun
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This versatile spinning organizer saves time, reduces clutter, and has become a go-to favorite in one mom’s home, proving its worth all school year long.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
9 July 2025
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Several travelers suggested hanging it in your shower to eliminate clutter in the cabin.—
Jennifer Vermeer,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2025
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The images were created using a collage technique, combining gouache and acrylic paint on vintage gardening book paper, then arranged on archival cotton board.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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In My Mother and Eye, 2025, a sweeping Public Art Fund project installed in bus shelters across New York City, Boston, and Chicago, eleven discrete photographic collages plumb this intangible meeting point.—
Jessica Simmons-Reid,
Artforum,
1 June 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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Methylmercury is the compound found in seafood that doesn't break down easily and can be toxic.—
Sydney Lupkin,
NPR,
6 July 2025
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Intoxicating cannabinoids typically refer to compounds concentrated from hemp that cause marijuana-like effects and are unregulated in Arizona.—
Ray Stern,
AZCentral.com,
6 July 2025
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This creamy staple is a key ingredient in Southern kitchens, starring in everything from potato salad and deviled eggs to pineapple sandwiches.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
1 July 2025
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Ahi, salmon and yellowtail lay atop a bowl of sticky rice with a large helping of cucumbers, seaweed and crab salads.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
27 June 2025
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Filling the gaps is a mishmash of biographies, fiction of all sorts, and tomes on music, sports, and politics.—
Jack Barlow,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 June 2025
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But the humor is forced to compete with seriously overcomplicated plotting in a sequel that entangles its horror comedy roots with uninspired espionage elements, becoming a convoluted mishmash with shades of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Mission: Impossible and the Austin Powers franchise.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2025
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“Catchall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catchall. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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