assorting

verb

present participle of assort
1
as in classifying
to arrange or assign according to type assort these butterfly specimens according to geographic origin

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2
as in blending
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 Synonyms for assorting
  1. classifying
  2. blending
  3. ranking
  4. corresponding
  5. grouping
  6. correlating
  7. distinguishing
  8. coordinating
Verb
  • The prosecution argued that the victims — who all belonged to the church and had since left — delayed reporting the incidents or classifying them as rape due to fear of retaliation for violating a Scientology rule against going to the police.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Operators fed Maven intelligence classifying the elementary school as an Iranian military facility, and the system, in turn, marked it as one of the priority targets for day one of the war.
    — Kylie Jones, Vox, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of classifying
Verb
  • Untitled Top-Down Action Shooter A stylish top-down action shooter blending katana combat and gunplay set on a western frontier.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Materson’s intricate embroideries stray in their subjects from baseball to outer space, with the most striking blending imagination and documentation.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of blending
Verb
  • At Walt Disney Studios, she was named executive vice president in 1981, becoming one of the most high-ranking women in the film business at the time.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Black, who helped found private equity giant Apollo Global Management, accused Garcia of making maliciously false statements, citing statements the ranking member of the House oversight committee made in interviews.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of ranking
Verb
  • The corresponding figure for emergency financial assistance increased from 18% to 27%.
    — Gregory Bresiger, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026
  • To circumnavigate this dilemma, LeCoultre’s watchmakers would send Swiss movements, rather than compete watches, with their corresponding dials and hands, where they would ultimately be assembled locally on American soil.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of corresponding
Verb
  • Drying towels on their own rather than grouping them with other laundry items eliminates this issue.
    — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In 2023, Canali debuted Care, an umbrella program grouping all the brand’s eco- and responsibility-minded initiatives.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of grouping
Verb
  • Charges say the video shows Buckney renting a shooting lane at the gun shop under his name and correlating with a customer account number.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • What does Open Command do and not do in terms of correlating with pitcher quality statistics?
    — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of correlating
Verb
  • The only thing really distinguishing them is that Tribit has gone for a two-tone design on the case and buds.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The pouches closely resemble nicotine products, raising concerns among school officials about student health and the difficulty of distinguishing between the products.
    — Cheyanne Mumphrey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of distinguishing
Verb
  • This is a plan that works best at the whole family level right now, given the newness of the arrangement, the one grandchild that wasn’t included, and the difficulty of coordinating calendars in general.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • This is a plan that works best at the whole family level right now, given the newness of the arrangement, the one grandchild who wasn’t included, and the difficulty of coordinating calendars in general.
    — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of coordinating
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