1
as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
assort these butterfly specimens according to geographic origin
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2
as in to blend
to form a pleasing relationship
somewhat surprisingly, the collection of ancient Egyptian art assorts rather well with the museum's modern design
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Recent Examples of assort
The distillery uses traditional pot stills for distillation and sources assorted cask types for aging, including ex-bourbon, ex-sherry, and virgin oak.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Gusto got three boxes of Krispy Kreme: one assorted, one chocolate iced and one glazed.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Immediately after her billionaire father’s stroke wakes everyone to his inevitable mortality, Shiv, despite her lack of experience in business, starts jostling for power with her brothers, her husband, and assorted other men hungry to take over.
—Janet Arzt, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Director Jonathan Eusebio, a talented fight coordinator with titles like The Fall Guy and Violent Night and assorted John Wicks to his credit, doesn’t give the action any spontaneity or grace or visceral pizzazz.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Gusto got three boxes of Krispy Kreme: one assorted, one chocolate iced and one glazed.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Immediately after her billionaire father’s stroke wakes everyone to his inevitable mortality, Shiv, despite her lack of experience in business, starts jostling for power with her brothers, her husband, and assorted other men hungry to take over.
—Janet Arzt, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Director Jonathan Eusebio, a talented fight coordinator with titles like The Fall Guy and Violent Night and assorted John Wicks to his credit, doesn’t give the action any spontaneity or grace or visceral pizzazz.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assort
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At the time, that specimen was classified as Harpiola grisea, a related species.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service and other federal law enforcement agencies also would participate in investigations, and Attorney General Pam Bondi is directed to submit a list of groups to classify as domestic terrorist organizations.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Rounding out the slate is a cricket reality show based on a Korean baseball format and a survival competition that blends co-living dynamics with physical and mental challenges.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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To that end, its inaugural gala was less of a traditional fundraising event, instead blending creativity with action to close the $711 billion nature finance gap.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Sep. 2025
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Kevin Seitzer joined this season as hitting coach, and the team now ranks 10th overall in runs scored.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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According to Jackpot Data, which is officially recording casinos' payouts logged for taxes and regulation, researchers ranked America’s casinos from the luckiest to least lucky, using the size of the highest jackpot ever recorded at each location.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Groveman said that two inspections of each school per year doesn’t necessarily correlate with effective oversight.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Prior psychological research has shown that openness is frequently correlated with higher levels of giving.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
25 Sep. 2025
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Three batches will be released annually in January, May, and September, each distinguished by unique variations in flavor, age, and proof.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
22 Sep. 2025
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At the time of his father’s death, Henry was a student at Balliol College, Oxford; perhaps because of his difficult family circumstances, his academic record wasn’t distinguished.—
Ben Yagoda,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Crucially, these dates correspond to important dynastic events that the hieroglyphs omit — filling in the puzzle pieces scholars had been missing.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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There was another threepeat in the women’s 4x100m thanks to the quadrant of Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, Twanisha Terry, Kayla White and Sha’Carri Richardson before a rousing finish from reigning Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles saw the US defeat Canada in the corresponding men’s event.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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Instead, what outsiders mistake as a lack of control is usually careful management of who gets to steal and how the spoils are distributed.—
Zephyr Teachout,
The Atlantic,
22 Sep. 2025
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The list includes some actors whose work is distributed by Disney.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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From coordinating sets in terminal lounges to lightweight jackets that transition effortlessly from day to night, the collection is built for travel without compromising on style.—
Annita Katee,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Sep. 2025
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Like every school in Ukraine, this one now also has a police officer based in the building who coordinates the evacuations.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Assort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assort. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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