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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 Bitcoin rose first and lifted the broader market, but Solana has outperformed many other altcoins, a catchall term for tokens other than Bitcoin. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Ceramic incense trays, which double as catchalls for jewelry or keys. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Neither does information released for public health reporting, law enforcement, judicial and administrative proceedings, health plan oversight, research or the broad catchall of essential government functions. — Jennifer D. Oliva, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026 Long gone are the days when the best bathroom trays were little more than catchalls for soap dispensers and stray jewelry. — Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for catchall

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Noun

Keep heat, grease, fabrics, and clutter under control, and check appliances and outlets for damage.

— Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 29 Oct. 2026
She's been working as a professional organizer for over two decades, and specializes in helping clients deal with paper clutter.

— Andee Tagle, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of clutter

Noun

Pollard has also been immersed in surrealism and dada, fitting genres for a musician and visual artist who has a knack for bending words and images to his will — either via hallucinatory lyrics or collages that mesh realms both physical and meta.

— Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026
His new album-length EP, cantu of the sower, merges these musical tabs into a collage of collages.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of collage

Noun

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
Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.

— Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026

Definition of jumble

Noun

First, owing to the executive churn that preceded Stearns, the Mets’ front office is a mishmash of hires from several different regimes.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of mishmash

Noun

Consumers who buy insurance through an employer or on the Affordable Care Act marketplace may have a hodgepodge of plans to choose from, with different premiums, cost-sharing provisions, doctor networks and other factors to consider.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Bounded by Washington Street, State Street, Randolph Street and Dearborn Street, Block 37 once sported a hodgepodge of vintage buildings housing theaters, arcades and wig shops, among other businesses.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of hodgepodge

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Competitive hackles aside, the ranks of the independent advisory boutique now seem like so much ego detritus, a horse painting above a fireplace.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Previous seasons saw Vernon curate the subterranean room into messy domestic tableaux, with pieces nestled among scenes of dinner parties and unfinished musical manuscripts—the detritus of a chaotic creative process.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026

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