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
The collection also features Italian espresso cups, a Murano ashtray, and leather catchalls, among other items.
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Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2026
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?
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2026
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?
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catchalls
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Hockney’s paintings and drawings, as well as his later photo collages and digital works, invariably had a playful, exploratory, interrogative relationship with perspective, light, scale, framing, rendering—the basic components of picture-making.—
Mark Rozzo,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
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In the 1980s, Hockney would embrace Polaroid collages and would later use an iPad to create a series of digital paintings.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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The maggots are thought to secrete various antibacterial compounds to ward off pathogenic bacteria and block biofilms from forming, overall preventing secondary infection.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
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Digital scent recognition The device contains 16 microscopic gas sensors, each designed to respond differently to airborne chemical compounds.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 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
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The result is that the females—suddenly surrounded by, say, five litters of newborn pups—have no idea whose kids are whose.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
8 May 2026
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Supporters argue the policy would help address the root of the problem by preventing unwanted litters and reducing the number of animals that end up back on the streets.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
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If you're done with dinner but not yet ready to head home, climb the stairs to My New Joint—a cocktail lounge, tapas bar, and music venue—for freshly shucked oysters from the east and west coasts of the USA, an adult beverage (or three), and a menu of salads, fondues, and desserts.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
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The Pool Grill is another casual option, with things like burgers and salads.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026
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Despite those efforts, the pool still faced algae blooms and needed to be emptied out periodically to clean out algae, goose droppings and other detritus.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Preparations have been underway for nearly a year — out of public view — as the development team Centennial Partners cleared furniture, fixtures and detritus from the 19-story building that ceased to function as a hospital in 2008.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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In the doing, her film expands to accommodate notions of class, solidarity and privilege – in what is now a timeless snapshot of a rapidly evolving society.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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Popular notions of philanthropy as merely a game for the ultrawealthy to fund partisan projects and commit fraud have left the sector vulnerable to political attacks, as the Council on Foundations sees it, influencing policies that hamper essential community services.—
James Pollard,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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At a typical weekend festival, owner Sal Graci offers four roll varieties (and a couple of lemonades).—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Most iris varieties flower from late spring to early summer, bringing pops of color to garden spaces and flower vases.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
18 June 2026
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“Catchalls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catchalls. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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