assortment
noun
as·sort·ment
ə-ˈsȯrt-mənt 
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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Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Nearby concession stands like The Fiddler's Stop, The Sweet Shop and Funnel Cake Factory offer an assortment of food, drinks and dessert cheeseburgers, hotdogs, specialty lemonades, ice cream and more.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
There were African masks and classical bronze busts, a vintage foosball table, and an impressive assortment of orange Hermès boxes, which Saft purchased for twelve hundred dollars in Palm Springs and uses to pep up closets at his fancier properties.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
DirecTV, Roku, Spectrum, Xfinity and the like have built an assortment of sports-specific hubs, smart searches and personalized recommendation algorithms to get fans to their games.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Assortment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assortment. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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assortment
noun
as·sort·ment
ə-ˈsȯ(ə)rt-mənt
1
a
: arrangement in classes
b
: the quality or state of being made up of various kinds
2
: a collection of different things or persons
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