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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
Several more officials, members of Parliament, and assorted hard-liners also criticized Bahonar, as did Iran’s attorney general.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
That experience, and assorted other issues, have resulted in broken trust, said Senator Chris Coons of Delaware.
—Steven T. Dennis, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
For starters, Johnson found Gaines’ demands for Georgia, the Georgia Tech Athletic Association and assorted other defendants associated with the state to be moot.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
With the exception of a few Europeans who are traveling to Boston this week and assorted other stragglers, the practice was attended well enough for the players to put together a scrimmage after the first session.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
That experience, and assorted other issues, have resulted in broken trust, said Senator Chris Coons of Delaware.
—Steven T. Dennis, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
For starters, Johnson found Gaines’ demands for Georgia, the Georgia Tech Athletic Association and assorted other defendants associated with the state to be moot.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
With the exception of a few Europeans who are traveling to Boston this week and assorted other stragglers, the practice was attended well enough for the players to put together a scrimmage after the first session.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assort
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Such systems as the Shahed-131 and Shahed-136 series, classified as one-way attack (OWA) UAVs, have been exported extensively to proxy groups and state allies.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Rising costs already limit access to higher education for many, and recent federal policies incorrectly classifying nursing as a nonprofessional degree will only further restrict access to financing for nursing school applicants.—
Nicholas A. Giordano,
STAT,
8 May 2026
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This new iteration was partly handled by Room40 label boss Lawrence English, who reconstructed the original master tapes and blended them with recent performances by Lockwood and Vanessa Tomlinson, who plays the gong.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Personal Blender includes two Tritan Renew blending cups and the ultra-durable Rapid Extractor Blade to make delicious smoothies and more.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Here are three dividend-paying stocks that are highlighted by Wall Street's top pros, as tracked by TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
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Survey respondents ranked Liberty Point and Liberty Ridge as their top school name choices, paired with either lions or coyotes as mascot options.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026
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Meanwhile, on Facebook, posting behavior is correlated on both sides of the partisan divide and has more to do with how active the most partisan users are, prompting casual users to disengage so that those louder voices dominate, making the platform narrower and more ideologically extreme.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2026
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More passive use of social media is correlated with more depression and anxiety, Greenberg said.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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College will still exist as a place—or, at least, as a website or app—that employers will use to distinguish one applicant from another.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
5 May 2026
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Diamond Recovery Group, a national network of drug and alcohol rehabilitation and mental health treatment facilities, continues to distinguish itself by earning and maintaining the highest level of accreditation in the industry.—
Ascend Agency,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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The theme of each Met Gala, which sets the tone for the evening’s dress code, tends to correspond with that year’s Costume Institute fashion exhibition.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
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Anika Reed The Costume Institute exhibit has a distinct theme each year that corresponds with the Met Gala.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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There are 1,000 total combinations, and they are distributed based on where teams finish in the standings.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Many of the callers thank him for the Zeta license plates (70,000 were distributed in the past two years).—
Roger Simmons,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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The campaign also noted that Pratt had separately accused Bass of coordinating with Raman.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
8 May 2026
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The organization also pointed to evidence that a jailhouse informant attempted to coordinate false testimony and that investigators did not follow up on another potential suspect.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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“Assort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assort. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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