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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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 The event was one of the highlights of the annual ATX Television Festival, a smorgasbord of panels, screenings and parties that celebrates TV past, present and future. — Yvonne Villarreal, latimes.com, "ATX Television Festival: A playground for TV producers and TV fans," 14 June 2018 The mammoth building exhibits a smorgasbord of natural history and ethnography in a prime corner near Hyde Park. — Sophie Davies, Condé Nast Traveler, "15 Best Museums in Sydney," 23 Mar. 2018 Karl Lagerfeld staged a smorgasbord of exotic fruits for his Pre-Fall 2012 Métiers d’Art show, while Tom Ford invited guests to see his Fall 2016 collection at New York’s most famous power-dinner spot, The Four Seasons. — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, "Here’s What Your Thanksgiving Feast Might Look Like on a Runway," 22 Nov. 2018 Strip patrons have a smorgasbord of playtime scenarios to spice up their lives. — latimes.com, "Cruise lines might be a little more lenient with their dress codes on first and last nights — here's why," 20 May 2018

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