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as in variety
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
an assortment of nails at the bottom of my tool box
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as in diversity
the quality or state of being composed of many different elements or types
we were disappointed in the small clothing store's lack of assortment
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Recent Examples of assortment
Under the direction of two interim CEOs, CFO Frank and Chief Commercial Officer André Maestrini, Lululemon has been working to rebuild its product assortment and address its domestic growth challenge.
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Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 4 June 2026
The numbers aim to tell a story, create an arc, aggregate a narrative out of what otherwise, to the naked eye, might simply seem like a group of exceptionally athletic young men participating in an assortment of frivolous physical challenges.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
Verizon has an assortment of mobile tools should the company's stationary cell towers give out during a hurricane.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 4 June 2026
The partnership comes to life through an assortment that moves fluidly between the pitch and the street.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
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Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 4 June 2026
The numbers aim to tell a story, create an arc, aggregate a narrative out of what otherwise, to the naked eye, might simply seem like a group of exceptionally athletic young men participating in an assortment of frivolous physical challenges.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
Verizon has an assortment of mobile tools should the company's stationary cell towers give out during a hurricane.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 4 June 2026
The partnership comes to life through an assortment that moves fluidly between the pitch and the street.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assortment
Noun
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But as the uptake of telehealth has grown substantially since the start of the covid pandemic, McClain is one of millions of Americans who have used online companies to meet a variety of their medical needs.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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The rooms For a smaller resort, there's a surprising variety among the accommodations.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 May 2026
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All of it—the trees, the wildlife, the assemblage of diversity in both life and death through which Jacobs stalked in 1867—all of it was in a last gasp for existence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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In correspondence discouraging districts’ diversity programs, the administration has repeatedly cited a broad interpretation of the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action, which prevented colleges and universities from directly considering race in admissions.—
Annie Ma,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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But this disjointed medley, performed by Christiani Pitts and Sam Tutty, offered little context for what is meant to be exciting or enticing about the show.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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But the complaint included a medley of exhibits, including the full text of Read’s federal lawsuit.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The screening was preceded by a live orchestra performance of the show’s score with a collage of images from the show projected onto the walls of the amphitheater to spectacular effect.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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Her approach to sound collage is deeply idiosyncratic, influenced by her concrète forebearers but untethered from the rigidities of conservatory training.—
Levi Dayan,
Pitchfork,
9 June 2026
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“Assortment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assortment. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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