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
When garages become catchalls for everything from garden supplies to holiday decorations, what are the best garage storage ideas that’ll organize this most daunting of home spaces?
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Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
Candle jars and containers make great catchalls and jewelry dishes.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
Candle jars and containers make great catchalls and jewelry dishes.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catchalls
Noun
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Buckingham also accused her of showing up at the family's homes, taping picture collages of herself and the Fleetwood Mac rocker to the family's mailboxes, and appearing at one of Buckingham's concerts, making threats.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2026
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This section features collages, handwritten notes, and paintings that explore themes of adolescence, vulnerability, and alienation through childlike figures.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 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
Noun
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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
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Many of the cats are pregnant or nursing mothers, meaning shelters and rescues will need additional resources in the coming weeks to care for litters and nursing adults, officials said.—
Eric Henderson,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Masone believes that with such a high demand for these types of dogs, breeders will continue to produce litters, regardless of the health concerns associated.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Chicken wings brined in salt and pickle juice, as well as salads, will also appear on the menu.—
Jenna Thompson
April 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 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
Noun
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On Actress records, dreary passages are drawn out for long periods of time, and pretty sections are shattered by digital noise and detritus.—
Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
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Energy analysts sifting through the supply-chain detritus left by the US-Israel war with Iran have concluded that China will come out on top.—
Jonathan Tirone,
Bloomberg,
9 Apr. 2026
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Breakaway notions, such as ‘Calexit,’ are fanciful, but the discontent driving them is real.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Advice or even just notions—only check email after noon; never do 10 reps of crunches—solidify into absolutism or vanish.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
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The brand offers 2-ounce travel varieties, but these are hard to find.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Unlike turf grass, many varieties of moss thrive in shade and acidic soils that are compact and heavy with clay.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Catchalls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catchalls. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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