smorgasbord

noun

smor·gas·bord | \ ˈsmȯr-gəs-ˌbȯrd

Definition of smorgasbord

1 : a luncheon or supper buffet offering a variety of foods and dishes (such as hors d'oeuvres, hot and cold meats, smoked and pickled fish, cheeses, salads, and relishes)

2 : an often large heterogeneous mixture : mélange

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every day the director has to first deal with a smorgasbord of problems before he can begin filming

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Instead Hinduism offers a smorgasbord of options to the worshiper: of divinities to adore and to pray to, of rituals to observe, of customs and practices to honor, of fasts to keep. — Shashi Tharoor, WSJ, "How Hinduism Has Persisted for 4,000 Years," 17 Jan. 2019 In the makeup department, a smorgasbord of candy-color lipsticks are cut into bite-size pieces and separated into their own sanitary cubes so no guest has to share twist-up tubes. — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, "Chanel’s New Beauty Atelier Is Made for Experimentation (and Perfect Instagrams)," 25 Jan. 2019 Then, a vast smorgasbord of layered jackets and coats, iterating a range of ’80s vibes: hints of a boy’s view of dad’s Armani-gray officewear, granddad’s country tweeds, and classic throwback rock-idol leather jackets and leopard-spot drape coats. — Vogue, "The Top 12 Collections of the Fall 2019 Menswear Season," 23 Jan. 2019 That’s a different approach from Creative, which offers a smorgasbord of different options to process, say, bad MP3s to improve their audio, as well as a wealth of technology to enhance positional audio in games. — Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, "EVGA gets into sound cards with Nu Audio, a high-end board that delivers 'lifelike' gaming," 8 Jan. 2019 As speculation continues as to the name of the baby boy, a whole smorgasbord of celebrity A-listers have hilariously reacted to the joyous news, including Elizabeth Banks, Christine Teigen, Loni Love, Sarah Silverman and J.K. Rowling. — Morgan Enos, Billboard, "The Royal Baby Just Arrived and Celebrities Are Tweeting Their Hilarious Reactions," 23 Apr. 2018 A century ago, the city’s smorgasbord of options would have been less surprising. — Rebekah Denn, The Seattle Times, "New Nordic? Seattle’s Scandinavian food scene reaches far beyond lutefisk and lingonberries," 7 Nov. 2018 Savannah, Georgia Come hungry to the Hostess City this month: the Food & Wine Festival, which commandeers the city for a week, is a smorgasbord of tastings from local and international chefs. — Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, "Best Places to Visit in November," 20 Sep. 2018 The wasteland ends up feeling empty and lonely, that lush world can quickly become a nightmare at the hands of other players, and a smorgasbord of technical issues hinders the entire experience. — Sarah Leboeuf, Ars Technica, "Two weeks in, Fallout 76 is a lonely, glitchy, flawed mess," 28 Nov. 2018

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