assortment

noun

as·sort·ment | \ -ˈsȯrt-mənt

Definition of assortment

1a : the act of assorting

b : the state of being assorted

2 : a collection of assorted things or persons

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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.

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This Sunday is Mother’s Day, and while a bouquet of pink peonies is always an appropriate brunch offering, there’s nothing quite like surprising Mom with a luxurious assortment of home, fashion and beauty tokens. — Madeline Fass, Vogue, "16 Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gift Ideas," 8 May 2019 Sweeten your valentine’s evening and expand their palate with a local chocolate assortment. — Nia Martin, The Seattle Times, "Valentine’s Day gifts that celebrate your Seattle love," 4 Feb. 2019 Upstate New York locales like White River can be home to a remarkable assortment of social and political factions. — Marilyn Stasio, New York Times, "Hate Thy Neighbor. Or Maybe Just Kill Him.," 6 July 2018 The college football season doesn't begin until the end of August, but that never stops media outlets from putting out a wide assortment of rankings and lists to keep readers entertained during the summer. — Jordan Mcpherson, miamiherald, "Sports Illustrated named its top 100 college football players. These Canes made the cut," 22 June 2018 Most of the film takes place on a single day in 1962, with a generous assortment of flashbacks thrown in. — Mick Lasalle, kansascity, "‘On Chesil Beach’ fumbles its story of repressed honeymooners," 7 June 2018 The world’s largest seller of licensed sports merchandise, Fanatics has focused on speed and distribution to offer leagues and teams a wider assortment of products at a faster pace. — Eben Novy-williams, Bloomberg.com, "NFL Apparel Deal Assigns Jerseys to Nike, Fan Gear to Fanatics," 23 May 2018 His clubs are protected by a wild assortment of head-covers. — Peter Dawson, star-telegram, "It's in the hole! Bill Murray wins over the crowd at Colonial once again | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 23 May 2018 Find a large assortment of trees, plants, flowers, garden art and furniture, planters, veggie starts, birdhouses and feeders, pottery, metal art, flowering hanging baskets and more. — Corey Sheldon, OregonLive.com, "HG calendar May 12-20: nurture Mother's Day memories in the garden," 11 May 2018

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