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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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Rather, her photos, documents and collages point to the extreme paucity of surviving evidence and the utter impossibility of a cohesive, factual narrative.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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Best known for his monumental laminated glass sculptures embedded with layered imagery and paint to create intricate three-dimensional collages, Dustin Yellin’s Werner’s Crater (2025), a collage and acrylic on canvas, unveils a new perspective into his multidisciplinary practice.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After all, fruit juices, like orange juice and apple juice, are good sources of certain nutrients, like vitamin C, and protective antioxidant plant compounds.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
28 Oct. 2025
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These could include molecules where nickel is attached to carbon monoxide or other organic compounds, which can release nickel atoms at much lower temperatures than would be needed for metal to vaporize directly.—
Darryl Seligman,
Space.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ray’s most chaotic photograms—jumbles that push out of the frame or look like time bombs ready to explode—find echoes in his films, projected on the back walls, a show in themselves.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The two litters are half-siblings and share the same sire (male parent), Drumlin, according to NPS.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Pregnancies last only about three weeks, producing litters of six to 12 pups—and sometimes up to 20.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
13 Sep. 2025
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As North America’s top producer of fresh-cut vegetables and salads, the company combines innovative technology, sustainable farming, and a people-centric approach to provide high-quality products that maintain taste and safety.—
William Jones,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Power bowls, salads, and wraps are good light-bite options, and Sunday brunch is yummy, especially when served with a housemade Bloody Mary, of course.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Full fenders keep detritus and damp stuff at bay, and Tektro hydraulic brakes providing stopping power.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Oct. 2025
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No writing room can be pristine, but the detritus must not outweigh the buzzing, trembling atmosphere of solemn, serious work.—
Katie da Cunha Lewin
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But Interview With the Vampire set a precedent for transformative TV from the Immortal Universe, its narrative and visual audacity subverting adaptation tropes and genre storytelling by challenging viewers’ notions of immortality, sexuality, and destiny.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Oct. 2025
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Contrary to the previous notions about our youth, their inherent power and unidentified skillsets could put them in a position to change their own lives, with the proper guidance.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2025
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Different Types Of Blueberry Bushes In the South, Rabbiteye and Southern Highbush are the best performing blueberry varieties.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
26 Oct. 2025
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The risk to coffee production from climate change has some researchers trying to develop more climate-resistant varieties of coffee.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Catchalls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catchalls. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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