as in eclectic
consisting of many things of different sorts
many of the bartender's recipes are for kitchen-sink cocktails that sound like they would be a waste of good liquor
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Recent Examples of kitchen-sink
Trump has promised multiple executive orders on his first day, potentially on immigration, and has proposed a kitchen-sink piece of legislation that would include border issues, tax reform and energy policy.
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Heightened by the absence of Klay Thompson’s floor-spacing, Curry has been facing kitchen-sink defenses and relying on role players to relieve the building pressure.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Being Dead do zippy low-fi kitchen-sink catchiness as well as anyone since the Guided By Voices of Bee Thousand.
—Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024
To purist conservationists, this may look like a kitchen-sink approach.
—Christine Ro, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Get The Recipe 04 of 12 Santa's Kitchen-Sink Cookies
Like all kitchen-sink recipes, these cookies are designed to be customizable.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
The pic spawned a 1982 kitchen-sink sequel that brought most of the band back together and continued the knee-slapping or face-palming punchlines, unrepentant sight gags and inexpressive line readings — fourth wall be damned.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
Bay was just collecting the check at this point, and the kitchen-sink approach to mythology — now factoring in the staff of Merlin, Stonehenge, a new Über-villain named Unicron, the aforementioned Witwiccan connection to Harriet Tubman — made for something too bloated to even be fun.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
That strange harmony, made all the stranger for its place in a kitchen-sink tragedy about the myopia of capital punishment, rattles your soul from the inside out.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Heightened by the absence of Klay Thompson’s floor-spacing, Curry has been facing kitchen-sink defenses and relying on role players to relieve the building pressure.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Being Dead do zippy low-fi kitchen-sink catchiness as well as anyone since the Guided By Voices of Bee Thousand.
—Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024
To purist conservationists, this may look like a kitchen-sink approach.
—Christine Ro, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Get The Recipe 04 of 12 Santa's Kitchen-Sink Cookies
Like all kitchen-sink recipes, these cookies are designed to be customizable.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
The pic spawned a 1982 kitchen-sink sequel that brought most of the band back together and continued the knee-slapping or face-palming punchlines, unrepentant sight gags and inexpressive line readings — fourth wall be damned.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
Bay was just collecting the check at this point, and the kitchen-sink approach to mythology — now factoring in the staff of Merlin, Stonehenge, a new Über-villain named Unicron, the aforementioned Witwiccan connection to Harriet Tubman — made for something too bloated to even be fun.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
That strange harmony, made all the stranger for its place in a kitchen-sink tragedy about the myopia of capital punishment, rattles your soul from the inside out.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kitchen-sink
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So Far The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time The result is an eclectic project that ranges in tone from traditional country to Austin folk to blues.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
15 Feb. 2025
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The project brings together an eclectic team of collaborators.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Trump's success record at Supreme Court mixed Trump’s record at the Supreme Court during his first administration was mixed.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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But their tens of billions of dollars’ worth of weapons and financial aid have shown mixed results.—
Scott Peterson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
14 Feb. 2025
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In the theater space, he was involved with the company’s investment in Empire Street Productions, and assorted individual project investments on both Broadway and London’s West End (Prima Facie, The Band’s Visit).—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2025
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During his next half-century in Springfield, Madigan saw four governors go to prison along with busloads of legislative colleagues, judges, Chicago aldermen and assorted rogues who held public office around the state.—
Megan Crepeau,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Ghostly encounters are peppered through the promo, to varied levels of fear.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2025
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However, 2024 was a tough year for the team, with numerous driver changes that led to varied results.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Kitchen-sink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kitchen-sink. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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