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catchall
adjective as in inclusive
Example Sentences
The phrase “gender ideology” has emerged as a “catchall term” for far-right anxieties about declining fertility rates and a decrease in “traditional” heterosexual families, he said.
The term “Ugly Cakes” — rendered in all caps, with evident disdain — was the author’s catchall for what she saw as a style gone off the rails.
A pour-over will is a catchall measure to ensure that anything owned at death ends up in the trust if it wasn’t transferred during life.
For over a century, Americans have used Spanish first names as catchall slurs against Latinos.
In some cases, they cited a catchall exemption that keeping the records private clearly outweighs the public interest, with no further explanation.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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