Definition of assortednext

assorted

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verb

past tense of assort

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of assorted
Adjective
Adorn your entrance with assorted annuals and perennials to keep your home awash with color all year long. Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 July 2026 With assorted sweet treats and a dessert table with around 30 different cakes, all with a 3D figure of Taylor and Travis. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 8 July 2026
Verb
But with starter Max Strus injured all season, reserve Isaac Okoro now in Chicago after an offseason trade and assorted other injuries to the roster, Tyson has become a key player this season. Tony Jones, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026 Homemade assorted Christmas cookies are pre-boxed in a one-pound box for $13. Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 28 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for assorted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assorted
Adjective
  • The California rapper-producer’s new album sifts through an eclectic pileup of influences with X-ray vision, exposing his artistic process and still keeping it breezy.
    Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026
  • The dessert and wine bar sets the tone of an at-home kickback, with warm lighting, eclectic art and cozy sections.
    USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • Grammy rules permit an individual recording to compete in one specialized genre field, even when the album connected to that artist is classified elsewhere.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • In using the hydration breaks as an opportunity to air a few minutes of extra commercials per half, Fox’s World Cup coverage has been classified as an entirely separate entity from Telemundo’s traditional ad-free presentation.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Naturally, those walks have often turned into quests for something cold, boozy and blended.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
  • After the red paint disappeared, the curbs blended back into the concrete, leaving drivers to determine whether parking was allowed under a new California law aimed at improving visibility at intersections.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Adjective
  • Another nuance to consider is workers’ varied ability to acclimatize, Curtarelli notes.
    Oliver Balch, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • References were as varied as Martha Stewart, Ralph Lauren, and Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
    Sean Santiago, Vogue, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • Freud once helpfully distinguished that healthy thing, mourning, from melancholia—the mourning that never ends, grief that is unable to let the lost object go.
    Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • The winners distinguished themselves from rivals because of their specs, features and general driving experiences.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Portfolios that looked diversified by asset count turned out to be diversified in name only, because everything in them was correlated to the same macro story the moment the floor moved.
    Andrew Sukhin, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • In March, as Scientific American reported, an analysis of around 27,000 patient records found that thymus function correlated with longer lifespans, as well as lower rates of lung cancer or cardiovascular disease.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 21 July 2026
Adjective
  • Sarah Dempster, an architect for Populous, said other baseball stadium projects in Atlanta, Chicago and Denver have successfully created walkable mixed-use districts around stadiums that are unique to their cities.
    Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • As examples of the mismanagement, Yiannas noted the outbreak’s extreme size—already well over double the typical number of cases seen in recent years—as well as mixed messaging and confusion among consumers.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • Though Miami has four players who ranked in the top 38 in three-point percentage last season, the perception has been that the Heat is one shooter short.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • The Chiefs ranked second in pass-block win rate last year, per ESPN’s Analytics tracking.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

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“Assorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assorted. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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