单词	catchall
释义	catchall noun catch·​all ˈkach-ˌȯl  ˈkech- often attributive : something that holds or includes odds and ends or a wide variety of things a catchall tray dyspepsia is a catchall term for stomach discomfort Example Sentences They used the drawer as a catchall for kitchen items. “The arts” is a catchall for a variety of activities from painting to music. Recent Examples on the Web All five companies targeted by Moore support environmental, social, and governance principles, or ESG, a catchall term that has become a lightning rod for criticism from conservatives. David Gelles, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022 So when the term Web3, a catchall for organizations and companies built around cryptocurrency technology, began cropping up on social media in 2021, White started to write a Wikipedia article on it. Gerrit De Vynck, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2022 So when the term Web3, a catchall for organizations and companies built around cryptocurrency technology, began cropping up on social media in 2021, White started to write a Wikipedia article on it. Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 29 May 2022 It’s from these pejorative meanings that the word’s usage broadened around the 1930s to refer to the mentally ill, becoming kind of a catchall term for crazy, along with other slang like bananas (which also was a slang term for a gay man) and nuts. Joseph Lamour, Bon Appétit, 22 June 2022 Let’s, therefore, go with AI activism as the appropriate overarching moniker and drop the AI advocacy phrasing as a potentially equivalent catchall. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 June 2022 Suffolk police also launched a then-new website, gilgonews.com, as a catchall for information pertaining to the case. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2022 Used as a catchall for the ways our world has changed with Covid-19, this phrase was actually banished (for different reasoning) back in 2012. Leah Asmelash, CNN, 2 Jan. 2022 This vision contrasted with the Greek view of Hades as the catchall for the human soul and the early Hebrew Bible’s description of Sheol as a shadowy pit of nothingness. Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1827, in the meaning defined above catchall noun as in clutter something that holds or includes many different things They used the drawer as a catchall for kitchen items. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance clutter collage jumble compound mishmash hodgepodge potpourri salad miscellanea sundries detritus smorgasbord miscellany notions variety scramble patchwork litter tumble combination hash ragbag mélange jambalaya gallimaufry blend aggregate gumbo hotchpotch oddments grab bag menagerie mess pastiche rummage assortment conglomeration mixed bag shuffle medley salmagundi motley aggregation stew conglomerate farrago jungle composite crazy quilt agglomerate accumulation olio muddle montage ragout agglomeration alphabet soup amalgam botch patchwork quilt welter macédoine omnium-gatherum disarray fusion chaos odds and ends disorder alloy olla podrida admixture disarrangement confusion tangle mix-up morass shambles intermixture commixture muddle imbroglio bollix snarl dog's breakfast knot
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