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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Recent Examples of kitchen-sink
The kitchen-sink drama follows five working-class friends — Patrick, Shiv, Rian, Oli and Conor — who grew up together in a tower block in Birmingham and are now in their thirties, finding themselves on increasingly divergent, and for most of them increasingly constrained, paths to the future.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
Loaded with vegetables, beans and herbs, this pasta salad recipe has a maximalist, kitchen-sink vibe—perfect for summer, when gardens and farmers market stands are overflowing.
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Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
5 May 2026
This is especially true with under-kitchen-sink plumbing penetrations.
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Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Apr. 2026
The kitchen-sink approach sought to authorize a range of local and state authorities to take on the problem under the oversight of the state Department of Agriculture.
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Mark Dee
march 31,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Mar. 2026
Not even in its top-of-the-line, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink trim level, the Capstone.
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Jesus R. Garcia,
Houston Chronicle,
15 Mar. 2026
The bag of tricks–Ikue Mori sample-trigger rituals, Orange Milk-adjacent MIDI choir theatrics, Valentina Magaletti kitchen-sink drum thwacking, dubby Sun Araw haze–is endless, but cohesive.
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H.d. Angel,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
Like all kitchen-sink recipes, these cookies are designed to be customizable.
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Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
27 Nov. 2025
Twenty years later, this was a kitchen-sink game.
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Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
Loaded with vegetables, beans and herbs, this pasta salad recipe has a maximalist, kitchen-sink vibe—perfect for summer, when gardens and farmers market stands are overflowing.
—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
5 May 2026
This is especially true with under-kitchen-sink plumbing penetrations.
—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Apr. 2026
The kitchen-sink approach sought to authorize a range of local and state authorities to take on the problem under the oversight of the state Department of Agriculture.
—
Mark Dee
march 31,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Mar. 2026
Not even in its top-of-the-line, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink trim level, the Capstone.
—
Jesus R. Garcia,
Houston Chronicle,
15 Mar. 2026
The bag of tricks–Ikue Mori sample-trigger rituals, Orange Milk-adjacent MIDI choir theatrics, Valentina Magaletti kitchen-sink drum thwacking, dubby Sun Araw haze–is endless, but cohesive.
—
H.d. Angel,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
Like all kitchen-sink recipes, these cookies are designed to be customizable.
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Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
27 Nov. 2025
Twenty years later, this was a kitchen-sink game.
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Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kitchen-sink
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Just south of the eclectic town of Trinidad, our newest state park, Fishers Peak, houses one of southern Colorado’s most recognizable landmarks (its namesake peak).
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Before Swift wiped her Instagram, she and guests were known to post a series of Polaroids from the weekend that often included an eclectic mix of inflatable pool animals, fireworks, matching onesies, baked goods, and a large blow-up Slip ‘n Slide.
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Having mixed roots himself—his mother came from a Catholic background while his father was Protestant—Rembrandt was likely especially sensitive to sectarian conflict that was raging at the time.
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Attendees of the council meeting on Thursday night had a mixed reaction to the vote.
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The main plot moves along at a good pace, though assorted flashbacks to Kara's Kryptonian origins wind up slowing down the momentum.
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In addition to their handcrafted coffee and coffee flavors – that brew assorted hot or iced lattes, cappuccinos and Americanos – the couple plan to package their tea leaves in tea bags and offer smoothies and lemonade at the Ramona location.
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The return on investment varied widely by major, from a high of $204,686 for engineering and architecture degrees to a low of $35,410 for liberal arts.
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Projections varied in the weeks leading up to the draft with no real consensus among draft analysts, but in the last 24 hours there were strong indications the Clippers would choose Wagler and the Nets would take Brown.
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“Kitchen-sink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kitchen-sink. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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