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
Republicans avoided a massive, catchall funding bill known as an omnibus as part of this year’s appropriations process.
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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
Don't let your shed become a catchall for these items.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 4 Jan. 2026
Or set up a catchall station in your entryway with a timeless console table.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026
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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
Don't let your shed become a catchall for these items.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 4 Jan. 2026
Or set up a catchall station in your entryway with a timeless console table.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catchall
Noun
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When numerous low-altitude targets appear, radar systems detect them amid the clutter – unwanted echoes from terrain, sea surfaces, rain or buildings – before identifying and continuously tracking them, reported SCMP.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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Best Amazon Outlet Storage and Organization Deals The overstock outlet has a storage solution for all types of clutter.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Mar. 2026
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Baker’s Indigenous and German heritage inform her three large abstract collage hangings, created using synthetic turf animated by acrylic paint, yarn and a variety of natural materials, including corn husk, willow, buffalo hide and buckskin.—
Grant Klarich Johnson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Wife Victoria Beckham’s name features along with a collage of other words and symbols.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
9 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
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The result also spotlights conference championships’ awkward fit in the current system, particularly given the fact that conference expansion has led to jumbles atop each league’s standings.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
7 Dec. 2025
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Kratom products have more than 50 biologically active compounds and can interact with prescription drugs, causing potentially serious issues.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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These fires result in incomplete combustion, releasing a toxic slurry of carbon monoxide, soot, sulfur, and nitrogen oxides that can form acid rain, along with metallic compounds and oil droplets.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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For something a little lighter, upscale Milanese sandwich chain De Santis offers salads and sandwiches plus freshly made cakes and coffee.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Mar. 2026
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As for the rest of her family, her husband likes beet salad and her children also make multiple trips after school.—
Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
12 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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Much of the group’s cosmology derives from The Urantia Book, a mishmash of Christianity, metaphysics, and esoteric spirituality, that was purportedly written by celestial beings and published anonymously in 1955.—
Jane Borden,
Rolling Stone,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Catchall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catchall. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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