catchall

Example Sentences

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Weight-loss drugs, a catchall term for Lilly’s family of GLP-1 medications, have continued to dominate the conversation.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

So far, the watchword of the invisible primary this time around seems to be “affordability,” a catchall term for Americans’ sense that life—everything from housing and childcare to groceries and gas—has gotten too expensive.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

“I don’t think there’s a catchall solution,” says Osmo’s Wiltschko.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

When shark sightings, encounters and bites all get conflated under the catchall umbrella of an "attack", the danger seems greater than it is.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Then she replaced the keys to the Winslow house in the catchall drawer and removed the box of matches.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng