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catch-all

noun

    1. something designed to cover a variety of situations or possibilities
    2. ( as modifier )

      a catch-all clause

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Communism, Mr Cho believes, is being used as a convenient catch-all bogeyman to stir up fear and hate.

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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.

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“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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Many were listed as there for “terrorism,” a catch-all term that included participating in anti-Assad activities.

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While any large hole that opens up in the ground tends to be dubbed a sinkhole, this catch-all term is not always an accurate description.

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