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
Legal experts in Britain say the law used to arrest Mountbatten-Windsor is a catchall common-law offense, centuries old, that has been used to prosecute all manner of serious abuses of official power when no modern statute fits neatly.
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Ayurveda is frequently misunderstood in the West, where it’s often used as a catchall label on products or spa menus to suggest holistic health.
—Annie Daly, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026
Republicans avoided a massive, catchall funding bill known as an omnibus as part of this year’s appropriations process.
—Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Republicans also celebrated the avoidance of a massive, catchall funding bill known as an omnibus as part of this year’s appropriations process.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Ayurveda is frequently misunderstood in the West, where it’s often used as a catchall label on products or spa menus to suggest holistic health.
—Annie Daly, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026
Republicans avoided a massive, catchall funding bill known as an omnibus as part of this year’s appropriations process.
—Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Republicans also celebrated the avoidance of a massive, catchall funding bill known as an omnibus as part of this year’s appropriations process.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catchall
Noun
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That sum effectively defrays the production costs, while providing exclusive access to sports TV’s most clutter-free ad environment.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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The relative lack of visual clutter makes Waze’s interface easier to read than Google Maps.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hunt posted a photo collage of her engagement to Derek Green, the son of former Chiefs quarterback Trent Green.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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While widely recognized for writing the generation-defining 1995 film Kids at just 19 years old, Korine has continuously pushed the boundaries of traditional filmmaking, seamlessly crossing into painting, photography, collage, drawing, and virtual environments.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Chocolate's potential effects could be linked to cocoa's polyphenols — plant compounds that may support heart health by improving blood vessel function and reducing oxidative stress.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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As the debt compounds and more borrowers fall behind, though, more creditors and debt collectors are turning to the courts to try to recover what they're owed.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The restaurant also serves lunch specials daily, including platters with a choice of protein (chicken, salmon or, naturally, steak) with rice or quinoa and a side salad.—
Connie Ogle
April 9,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Add them to omelets, blend them into smoothies, make big salads, stir-fry them, add them to soups or stews, or make snacks like kale chips.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
9 Apr. 2026
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Boxing scenes in movies, other than in a handful of classics, tend to start to look all the same, a mishmash of beads of sweat and blood and jowels distended, all fists flying and battering as two men catapult and careen across the ring.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
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Piccioli sent out a mishmash of styles from all over a fashion map that seems to have been drawn five or six years ago (oversize sneakers, faux couture gestures like capes and feathers and blah sportswear).—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Catchall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catchall. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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