Thesaurus results for CATCHALLS

catchalls

noun

plural of catchall

as in collages

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 catchalls 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 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 The collection also features Italian espresso cups, a Murano ashtray, and leather catchalls, among other items. — Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Frequently incorporating African American women as her subjects, her paintings and collages center around race, femininity, and memory.

— News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026
Atkinson similarly makes collages, carefully weaving each phrase into the next to create unsettled atmospheres.

— Vanessa Ague, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026

Definition of collages

Noun

Both technologies use calcium compounds and involve heating limestone.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2026
Apparently, some bacteria were using oxygen in the tunnel to metabolize sulfur compounds in the water, and that was producing the rotten-egg smell.

— James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of compounds

Noun

In animals that have litters, such as rodents, dogs, cats, pigs and kangaroos, a dead fetus will be reabsorbed by the mother’s body to protect the rest of her offspring.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Ruffed lemurs typically birth multi-infant litters, unlike other primate species.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 July 2026

Definition of litters

Noun

They're baked into countless breads and pastries, and often add a nutty crunch atop yogurt and salads.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Anna Rose Layden | Getty Images Dollar sales of prepackaged salads plunged 14% during the four weeks ended July 25 compared with the year-ago period, according to NielsenIQ.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of salads

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Questioning of potential jurors captured the difficult quest of trying to find those who don’t have preconceived notions about the killing, which has been plumbed in several documentaries and countless podcasts and social media videos.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Burden of Justice is a tense legal drama where personal lives, professional duties and shifting notions of right and wrong collide.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026