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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Other This catchall subcategory is dedicated to projects that do not fit into any of the previous six subcategories.
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Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
This catchall is a must-have statement piece for the interior decorator or jewelry collector.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
However, this isn’t a specific species but rather a common name or catchall term people use when describing tiny ants such as the odorous house ant or little black ant, says Benson.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
This catchall from the latest collaboration between Schoolhouse and Clare V is a great for lots of gifting scenarios—from a good friend to a coworker.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 1 Nov. 2024
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Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
This catchall is a must-have statement piece for the interior decorator or jewelry collector.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
However, this isn’t a specific species but rather a common name or catchall term people use when describing tiny ants such as the odorous house ant or little black ant, says Benson.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
This catchall from the latest collaboration between Schoolhouse and Clare V is a great for lots of gifting scenarios—from a good friend to a coworker.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catchall
Noun
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Hughes’s mom has always disliked clutter, so these types of tasks really appeal to her.—
Theresa Tamkins,
SELF,
21 Feb. 2025
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The dirty floor was barely visible beneath the immense clutter of half-broken furniture; utensils and cooking appliances were streaked with saucy refuse; and people were packed together, yelling as if there weren’t just two centimeters of void between them.—
Hannah Gold,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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The Sunday’s Best exhibit features 18 artists and includes over 30 pieces of artwork in a variety of mediums, including photography, collages, fiber art and more.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Feb. 2025
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The show’s more than 175 works will span nearly six decades of his practice, which explored the Civil Rights Movement, science, and technology via an impressive range of disciplines including painting, sculpture, collage, photography, printmaking, and music.—
Julie Belcove,
Robb Report,
22 Feb. 2025
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Minimize noise and clutter Dr. Small says environmental triggers like loud sounds and jumbles of papers and clothing can increase sundowning symptoms.—
Cathy Habas,
SELF,
17 Jan. 2025
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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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This may be due to compounds in ginger, like gingerols and shogaols, which help your stomach empty faster and improve digestion.14 Turmeric may help with acid reflux.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
25 Feb. 2025
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Once used in leaded gasoline, the chemical compound is also known for its uses in the production of dyes, medicinal drugs and certain anesthetics.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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All dinners will include french fries or macaroni & cheese, cole slaw, three bean salad, beets, bread and butter and condiments.—
Christin Lazerus,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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Pork dumpling salad: A delightful dumpling with a surprisingly spicy cabbage salad that (pleasantly) tastes unlike most stadium food.—
Andrew King,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
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But the film is a total mess, start to finish: a mishmash of It and some military-thriller, monster-movie clichés culminating in a junky special-effects ending that barely makes sense.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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But this mishmash of marble wasn’t a scam to get the wealthy Weddell to purchase a seemingly intact statue of Athena.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Catchall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catchall. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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