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Definition of assortment
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Examples of assortment in a Sentence
The book has a wonderful assortment of characters.
You can choose from a wide assortment of options.
Recent Examples of assortment from the Web
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Target has already begun phasing out the Cherokee and Circo lines for children, replacing them with a new assortment under the Cat & Jack label.
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There will be an assortment of parade entries, including five high school bands (RB, Poway, Del Norte, Mt. Carmel and Westview), scout troops, clowns, jugglers, horses, pageant queens and dignitaries.
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Prepared Berkley trout bait on a number 10 hook is one of the more effective baits, but the fish also take tiny spoons and spinners as well as an assortment of wet flies, nymphs and streamers in size 8-14.
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Try a stack of their old fashioned pancakes that come in an assortment of flavors, including blueberry crunch, blackberry, pumpkin and pecan.
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Photographs of Taylor’s closets reveal an assortment of handbags, belts and boots.
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JCS annually serves 60,000 nutritional meals arranged by dietitians to ensure that each individual in the program receives a healthy assortment of fruit, meat and vegetables every day.
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Typically, more than 1,500 bridges are reconstructed each year for an assortment of reasons.
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The results suggest that Lululemon bounced back from a slow start to the quarter, which Chief Executive Officer Laurent Potdevin has blamed on poor web traffic and a dull assortment that lacked color.
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First Known Use of assortment
1611
ASSORTMENT Defined for English Language Learners
assortment
playDefinition of assortment for English Language Learners
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: a group or collection of different things or people
ASSORTMENT Defined for Kids
assortment
playDefinition of assortment for Students
1 : the act of sorting into groups
2 : a group or collection of various or different things or persons an assortment of snacks
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