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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
Writer Jack Thorne and director Marc Munden‘s Lord of the Flies, produced for BBC iPlayer and BBC One (with Australia’s Stan) long before Netflix acquired American distribution, is sure to trigger a new assortment of comparisons in your mind.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
The site’s sale section is always bursting with steep markdowns, but this month’s assortment is beyond impressive.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Boyle said the focus is on sharpening product assortments and making the brand more approachable through partnerships and targeted categories.
—Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 1 May 2026
This assortment of our best appetizer recipes will please everyone on the guest list.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
The site’s sale section is always bursting with steep markdowns, but this month’s assortment is beyond impressive.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Boyle said the focus is on sharpening product assortments and making the brand more approachable through partnerships and targeted categories.
—Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 1 May 2026
This assortment of our best appetizer recipes will please everyone on the guest list.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assortment
Noun
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In the coming weeks, Berkebile, along with his colleague Brian Weinberg, will lead a variety of projects, including building a parking lot and welcome plaza equipped with benches and informational signage about the forest.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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The company started importing goods from Chinese vendors two years ago to make up for a dearth of suppliers in Africa who can deliver a wide variety of large orders at scale with favorable prices, Dufay said.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
8 May 2026
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San Francisco and New York City are leading office demand, as AI tech employment rises quickly in the former and diversity of employment fuels the latter.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Federal Communications Commission is seeking early renewal for all eight station licenses owned by ABC related to the broadcaster’s diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Apr. 2026
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This big-batch punch showcases muscadine wine and bourbon with a medley of fruit juices, grenadine, and club soda.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
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Food scraps, leaves and wood chips are some essentials that make up the compost medley needed to repair the soil.—
Kara Finnstrom,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 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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Create a cheerful canvas collage inspired by artist Robin Anne Cooper.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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His life has come to the reader in bits and pieces, a collage, or, like his poems, a cut up.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Assortment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assortment. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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