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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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.
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Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
Lawmakers should take a kitchen-sink approach to housing, report says
There's no single solution that will eliminate the construction bottleneck, the report found.
—Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2024
Greene took a kitchen-sink approach to her hectoring.
—Robin Abcarian, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
Bird After dipping into documentary (Cow), television (Transparent, Big Little Lies) and U.S. youth subculture (American Honey), Andrea Arnold’s new feature appears to be a return to the Brit kitchen-sink realism of her breakout works Red Road and Fish Tank.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
Made on a shoestring budget and shot over a little more than a week, it was lapped up for giving a uniquely dark and hilarious twist to the standard gangster flick while adding splashes of U.K. kitchen-sink social realism into the mix.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
The director is proving that Denmark can produce more than kitchen-sink dramas.
—Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
Written and directed by first-time filmmaker Charlotte Regan, this quirky slice of life seeks to subvert nearly every expectation set up by what was once called kitchen-sink drama, with its monochrome palette and hangdog naturalism.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2023
Howard has written a kitchen-sink drama with a difference.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
Lawmakers should take a kitchen-sink approach to housing, report says
There's no single solution that will eliminate the construction bottleneck, the report found.
—Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2024
Greene took a kitchen-sink approach to her hectoring.
—Robin Abcarian, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
Bird After dipping into documentary (Cow), television (Transparent, Big Little Lies) and U.S. youth subculture (American Honey), Andrea Arnold’s new feature appears to be a return to the Brit kitchen-sink realism of her breakout works Red Road and Fish Tank.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
Made on a shoestring budget and shot over a little more than a week, it was lapped up for giving a uniquely dark and hilarious twist to the standard gangster flick while adding splashes of U.K. kitchen-sink social realism into the mix.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
The director is proving that Denmark can produce more than kitchen-sink dramas.
—Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
Written and directed by first-time filmmaker Charlotte Regan, this quirky slice of life seeks to subvert nearly every expectation set up by what was once called kitchen-sink drama, with its monochrome palette and hangdog naturalism.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2023
Howard has written a kitchen-sink drama with a difference.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kitchen-sink
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That’s when the hotel team dresses the roofless structure up with bistro lights and candles and invites an eclectic mix of musicians to play under the stars.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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The eclectic Philly rapper announced plans for their EA2 album on Wednesday (Oct. 24), which will serve as the sequel to 2020’s Eternal Atake.Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2024
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Intel Core Ultra 9 285K gaming performance Gaming performance was very mixed.Antony LEather, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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While the outlook on holiday toy spending is mixed, spending as a whole is expected to increase throughout the season from $979.5 billion to $989 billion, according to the National Retail Federation.Kristian Burt, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
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The 70-piece set is specially sized for small hands and includes four minifigures, a red convertible, and assorted accessories.Pamela Brill, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
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As alliances form and tempers flare, Lawrence becomes the de facto Saint Columbo, investigating potential scandals and assorted underhandedness as the story twists and turns before the white smoke finally wafts in the movie’s pleasantly shocking finale.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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Each element of the necklace was crafted individually over 1,732 hours because of its intricate structure, varied diamond shapes, and the difficulty posed by the density, hardness, and high melting point of platinum.Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2024
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Republican efforts to thread this needle have had varied success.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Kitchen-sink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kitchen-sink. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
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