kitchen-sink
adjective
kitch·en-sink
ˈki-chən-ˈsiŋk 
1
: being or made up of a hodgepodge of disparate elements or ingredients
2
chiefly British
: portraying or emphasizing the squalid aspects of modern life
the kitchen-sink realism of contemporary British drama—
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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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Haptic surfaces on the steering wheel are surrounded by an everything-and-the-kitchen-sink array of buttons and switches.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2025
Visually speaking, Jing takes an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach to collapsing the film’s human characters and its vast landscape into a single fluid entity.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 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
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
The show, which combines kitchen-sink drama and surrealism, won the Grand Prize at the Canneseries television festival, with critics singling out Longpré’s performance for walking the line between absurd comedy and heartbreaking drama.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
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
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Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2025
Visually speaking, Jing takes an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach to collapsing the film’s human characters and its vast landscape into a single fluid entity.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 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
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
The show, which combines kitchen-sink drama and surrealism, won the Grand Prize at the Canneseries television festival, with critics singling out Longpré’s performance for walking the line between absurd comedy and heartbreaking drama.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
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
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“Kitchen-sink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kitchen-sink. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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