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catchall

noun

Definition of catchall

as in clutter

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 There are throw pillows in floral prints, cozy jacquard throw blankets, marble catchall dishes, faux fall floral arrangements and autumnal still life prints, among other picks exciting us ahead of the new season. — ABC News, 22 July 2026 Decoupage Seashell Trinket Trays Transform shells into decorative catchalls using decoupage techniques and dollar-store paper napkins. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 20 July 2026 Old books and vintage silver tea trays make wonderful risers or catchalls for jewelry, coins, and keys. — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 20 June 2026 This process can use what are known as catchall elements, which act as a wildcard in the event a lookup doesn’t match any other element in the set. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for catchall

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Designers gain flexibility and can reduce dashboard clutter, but drivers who could adjust temperature or audio by touch may now need to look at a screen.

— Mark Vena, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Often this means employing a one-in, one-out rule, placing her in a near constant circle of life on Facebook Marketplace to avoid clutter.

— Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of clutter

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On May 2, 2011, Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by US Special Forces during an early morning raid at a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
To lower emissions, the cruise line uses marine gas oil (MGO) and/or Advanced Air Quality Systems (AAQS) to reduce sulfur compounds and particulate matter like black carbon from the ship’s engine exhaust.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of compound

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Large projects consist of a spider’s web of deadlines, a mishmash of budgets, a cavalcade of different teams to organize and a litany of regulatory hurdles to clear.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
The upcoming edition of the adults-only event at Orlando Science Center will feature a mishmash of M words, from microgravity to mythbusting to music from the ’90s.

— Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of mishmash

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The resulting hodgepodge of conditions make keeping track of 3,000 or so Cook County defendants on ankle monitors essentially impossible.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
King’s eyes gather the world’s hodgepodge, and her hand records with a sensitivity that can come only from fondness.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of hodgepodge

Noun

The Avalanches are turning their fascination with the detritus of modern life into something unusually expansive.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 2 Sep. 2026
The past is not so much foreign as free, free to anyone who is willing to do the work, to enter the past with a spirit of curiosity and a willingness to conjure a living world out of the detritus that history leaves behind.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of detritus

Noun

Fill yours with soft fairy lights, autumn potpourri, or Halloween candy.

— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026
If Republicans pressed ahead with a potpourri of government spending to shore up shuttered agencies, vulnerable incumbents would have to endure two unlimited Senate vote-a-ramas.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 23 July 2026

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