assorted
adjective
as·sort·ed
ə-ˈsȯr-təd 
1
: suited especially by nature or character
an ill-assorted pair
2
: consisting of various kinds
assorted chocolates
Examples of assorted in a Sentence
a box of assorted cheeses
a box of assorted chocolates
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Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025
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—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025
Hats, shirts, jackets, jerseys, cards, and assorted trinkets continue to disappear as quickly as the baseballs Ohtani routinely hits over the fence.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
What might destroy our society is not immigrants or refugees or Palestinians or women seeking abortions or trans people or any of the other assorted others that have been posited as undermining American society.
—Viet Thanh Nguyễn, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
Evans' latest film, Havoc, stars Tom Hardy as Walker, an unsavory fixer tasked with protecting the son of real estate tycoon Lawrence Beaumont (Forest Whitaker) after the kid stumbles into a plot involving the Yakuza, crooked cops, and other assorted goons.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Assorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assorted. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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assorted
adjective
as·sort·ed
ə-ˈsȯrt-əd
1
: consisting of various kinds
assorted cheeses
2
: matching or fitting together
an ill-assorted pair
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