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Recent Examples of kitchen-sink The production has a kitchen-sink approach with live singers, dancers, gymnasts (aerial and grounded), puppeteers, a drummer and a variety of special effects. Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2025 Among these formulas is the kitchen-sink drama: Step 1: Confine an ensemble of characters, all of whom have long histories with one another, in a home for a predetermined period of time. Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2025 Photo Gallery This kind of unraveling isn’t that new in the pantheon of British kitchen-sink dramas, but what is quite startling is the film’s clear-eyed, unsentimental portrayal of Michael as the author of his own tragedy. Damon Wise, Deadline, 17 May 2025 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kitchen-sink
Adjective
  • Think eclectic, travel-ready, and full of stories to tell for years to come.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 27 June 2025
  • With producers like Justin Tranter, Andrew Watt, and John Ryan in the mix, BEAUTIFUL CHAOS balances shimmering production with emotional grit, offering an eclectic yet cohesive soundscape.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • Jeff Rueter: The opening weekend gave a mixed first impression, with some stale atmospheres and Bayern’s 10-0 pasting of poor Auckland City giving little reason for neutrals to buy into the tournament.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • Given the affordable housing crisis, Vienna’s social housing model has been given enormous media exposure and has been studied by numerous advocacy groups with mixed views.
    Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • The journal page is among the items in the exhibit, along with assorted mementos from throughout her career and childhood.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
  • Guests dined on an array of appetizers, including coconut shrimp, spicy jerk chicken skewers, mini burgers and assorted cheeses.
    Tricia Despres, People.com, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • Enjoy blackberries as part of a varied, balanced diet for the best results.
    Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 17 June 2025
  • While a small group of technology stocks have mostly pushed the QQQ Nasdaq-100 ETF near an all-time high this year, analysts believe a more varied mix of stocks might do the heavy liting from here on out.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 17 June 2025

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“Kitchen-sink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kitchen-sink. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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