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
These bedside tables also quietly infuse the bedroom with some interior design personality by way of their accessories (think decorative table lamps, catchall trays, or high-design alarm clocks).
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2026
Legal experts in Britain say the law used to arrest Mountbatten-Windsor is a catchall common-law offense, centuries old, that has been used to prosecute all manner of serious abuses of official power when no modern statute fits neatly.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Ayurveda is frequently misunderstood in the West, where it’s often used as a catchall label on products or spa menus to suggest holistic health.
—Annie Daly, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026
Republicans avoided a massive, catchall funding bill known as an omnibus as part of this year’s appropriations process.
—Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2026
Legal experts in Britain say the law used to arrest Mountbatten-Windsor is a catchall common-law offense, centuries old, that has been used to prosecute all manner of serious abuses of official power when no modern statute fits neatly.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Ayurveda is frequently misunderstood in the West, where it’s often used as a catchall label on products or spa menus to suggest holistic health.
—Annie Daly, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026
Republicans avoided a massive, catchall funding bill known as an omnibus as part of this year’s appropriations process.
—Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catchall
Noun
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Free from clutter or fussiness, the thoughtful simplicity feels like pure luxury.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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During your weekly bedsheet changing, take the time to remove trash and clutter from the nightstand.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In-person collage-making for those grieving.—
Staff Report,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Apr. 2026
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The most lasting albums were built on the tradition of musique concrète, leading to dense, mesmerizing collages.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 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
Noun
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During the recording session, Mendoza said Clavicular injected her face with a fat-dissolving compound called Aqualyx without her permission.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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These compounds are widely seen as the main cause of the shuttle effect that shortens battery life and lowers efficiency.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There are whole rotisserie chickens, four different pastas, bone broth, pizza, and all the salads, bowls, and rolls flooding social media feeds.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
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Tuesday, May 5, Chicken and Cheese Enchilada, pinto beans, corn, Romaine salad and tomatoes, tropical fruit, milk.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Diners dig in surrounded by a dizzying mishmash of décor, like a rotating roster of VHS tapes that play on a projector screen or artwork sourced from longtime customers and Indiana's finest Goodwill stores.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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Boxing scenes in movies, other than in a handful of classics, tend to start to look all the same, a mishmash of beads of sweat and blood and jowels distended, all fists flying and battering as two men catapult and careen across the ring.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Catchall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catchall. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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