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
Indeed, Greeley seemed to be a classic, if unusually tragic, case of what doctors of the day referred to as neurasthenia—a sort of catchall diagnosis encompassing anxiety, depression, insomnia, loss of appetite, physical exhaustion and other symptoms typically attributed to overwork.
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Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
Use it as a stylish catchall or just a good place to pull your shoes on in the morning.
—Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2024
While voters say their top concern is the economy, family life offers a robust catchall for how voters feel about the state of the country – and offers the campaigns a way to share their visions for America.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
The name Ruby became the catchall reference for the scandal, which stained the country’s image abroad.
—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2024
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Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
Use it as a stylish catchall or just a good place to pull your shoes on in the morning.
—Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2024
While voters say their top concern is the economy, family life offers a robust catchall for how voters feel about the state of the country – and offers the campaigns a way to share their visions for America.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
The name Ruby became the catchall reference for the scandal, which stained the country’s image abroad.
—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catchall
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Top goals force you to think more critically about the tasks in front of you, cutting through the clutter to get to the heart of where your time is best spent.Hope Horner, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The result is a maelstrom of loops crashing into one another, lyrics shattered and left as shards, and of clutter: sonic, mental, and physical.Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
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Data from 2024 shows document and collage posts outperform other LinkedIn post types in terms of engagement rate.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Lawrence later added a collage of the couple's most recent three Christmas celebrations in the same location to his Instagram Stories.Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Owners’ names now read like jumbles of computer code, retirement homes or rock bands: Silver Sage, Dream Homes, Blue Apple, P Fin VII, Wref II, 3xs2, Vivid, Straight Red Lines, TKJK, Jags Proper.Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
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Think of it instead as a Rube Goldberg machine, reimagining doodles as dense jumbles of steps and if-then rules.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
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When ground cinnamon is prepared, some producers may intentionally add lead compounds to enhance the weight or color of the product and, thus, fetch a higher sale price.Katarzyna Kordas, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2024
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All foods with different colors have different compounds.Renée Onque, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
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Here are a few popular rich holiday foods and some healthier alternatives to try instead: Sugary desserts like pies, cakes, and cookies: Try swapping these for fruit salad, a yogurt parfait with low-sugar granola and chopped fresh fruit, or desserts made with a no-calorie sweetener.Johna Burdeos, Health, 17 Dec. 2024
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Pair a decorative salad plate with a simple stoneware dinner plate, or accent dinner wares with a solid charger or placemat.Sandra S. Soria, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
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Until the postwar period, Paju and Haigh write, IBM’s operations outside the US were a mishmash of joint ventures, subsidiaries, and licensing agreements with no unified strategy.Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 21 Nov. 2024
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Nevertheless, many of the Wings’ errors are unforced, potentially a result of their mishmash of players not being on the same page.Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
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The five other tigers who were tracked in detail (as well as eight more that were not as intensively studied) have produced at least six litters of cubs and made 132 kills of prey that is more appropriate than Chinese goats.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
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Last December, my young cat Snoopy was only a 2-month-old kitten living with his mama, litter mates and a family who would soon give him up for adoption.Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Catchall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catchall. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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