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catch-all
noun
- something designed to cover a variety of situations or possibilities
- ( as modifier )
a catch-all clause
Example Sentences
It was something St. Jean and Wexler used with their Phoenix co-workers as a catch-all scouting term for the type of player all coaches love, the kind who don’t care about anything other than winning and understanding the ugly stuff you have to do on the court to get that done.
By framing alleged gang members as terrorists, Bukele is able to justify the inhumane, ever-expanding prison system he’s built in El Salvador, claiming it’s a catch-all solution to violence in the country, despite the incarceration of thousands of innocent people and doubts around its effectiveness.
Communism, Mr Cho believes, is being used as a convenient catch-all bogeyman to stir up fear and hate.
The 39-year-old was charged with using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence - a low-level catch-all offence for many internet crimes - and Hannah was warned to keep her expectations low.
“But people also use it as a catch-all, but talking about ‘my consciousness’ and ‘your consciousness’ as two distinct things.
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