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catchall

noun

Definition of catchall

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 There are throw pillows in floral prints, cozy jacquard throw blankets, marble catchall dishes, faux fall floral arrangements and autumnal still life prints, among other picks exciting us ahead of the new season. — ABC News, 22 July 2026 Decoupage Seashell Trinket Trays Transform shells into decorative catchalls using decoupage techniques and dollar-store paper napkins. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 20 July 2026 Old books and vintage silver tea trays make wonderful risers or catchalls for jewelry, coins, and keys. — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 20 June 2026 This process can use what are known as catchall elements, which act as a wildcard in the event a lookup doesn’t match any other element in the set. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for catchall

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Noun

Dress up your table for your next dinner party with these linen placemats, or hide away blankets, books, and other clutter in this coffee table with secret storage.

— Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Oftentimes, the kitchen cabinets become a storage catch-all for all kinds of items, which can easily accumulate clutter over time.

— Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of clutter

Noun

In Indian Creek Village, money can buy you a $100 million mansion, a sprawling waterfront compound and a front-row seat to one of the most exclusive enclaves in South Florida.

— Luisa Yanez Updated September 3, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
Filling the internal voids The compound travels into the tiny gaps between individual crystal grains.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of compound

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For the property, owner Jo Ellard selected 400 paintings, collages, photos, and sculptures sourced from antiques sales, Art Basel shows around the world, and her own private collection.

— Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
Yet the Beasties rebounded with one of the most shockingly brilliant sophomore albums ever, the sampledelic collage Paul’s Boutique, in the golden hip-hop summer of 1989.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of collage

Noun

Large projects consist of a spider’s web of deadlines, a mishmash of budgets, a cavalcade of different teams to organize and a litany of regulatory hurdles to clear.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
The upcoming edition of the adults-only event at Orlando Science Center will feature a mishmash of M words, from microgravity to mythbusting to music from the ’90s.

— Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of mishmash

Noun

King’s eyes gather the world’s hodgepodge, and her hand records with a sensitivity that can come only from fondness.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Rich Dad, Poor Dad is a hodgepodge of financial advice and confusing diagrams held together by anecdotes from Kiyosaki’s childhood.

— Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of hodgepodge

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The past is not so much foreign as free, free to anyone who is willing to do the work, to enter the past with a spirit of curiosity and a willingness to conjure a living world out of the detritus that history leaves behind.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Still, even with Ellison’s $111 billion WBD takeover plan under threat from a state attorneys general antitrust suit, $4 million and change is sofa detritus to the son of Larry Ellison.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of detritus

Noun

Fill yours with soft fairy lights, autumn potpourri, or Halloween candy.

— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026
If Republicans pressed ahead with a potpourri of government spending to shore up shuttered agencies, vulnerable incumbents would have to endure two unlimited Senate vote-a-ramas.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 23 July 2026

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