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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. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kitchen-sink
Adjective
  • In the video, Bieber sports a yellow beanie while immersing himself in a trippy, experimental jam session with an eclectic mix of mind-bending electronic sounds.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Asheville, North Carolina is an eclectic mountain town that millions flock to each year to see its natural beauty, endless hiking trails, music and arts scene, and award-winning restaurants.
    Shivani Vora, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The Democratic embrace of influencers has also yielded mixed early results.
    Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
  • And in spite of early mixed reviews, it's become a staple in the rom-com canon, thanks in large part of Roberts and Gere's undeniable onscreen chemistry.
    Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • He was indicted last year in Los Angeles federal court on multiple federal charges, including running a continuing criminal enterprise, committing murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise and assorted drug crimes, the FBI said.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The set comes in an assorted four-pack with blue, pink, orange, and green (one of each).
    Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • More research is needed to understand how different skin types respond to tallow, as existing studies use varied methodologies and reference points.
    Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Thanks to its vast, varied, and meaningful stories —Liu and Takeda have felt that things have changed since then...
    Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025

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“Kitchen-sink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kitchen-sink. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.

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