as in varieties
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
an assortment of nails at the bottom of my tool box
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Recent Examples of assortments
According to Brousseau, retailers are increasingly looking to pair contemporary fine jewelry with vintage and estate offerings in order to create more differentiated assortments.
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Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
The company curates snack and pantry assortments for properties including the Fifth Avenue Hotel and the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, as well as corporate clients like OpenAI's New York office.
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Some proudly own assortments well into the double digits.
—Taylor Stoddard, Robb Report, 8 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
The company also described merchandising and inventory moves aimed at reenergizing its assortments.
—CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Girls’ apparel frequently makes up the majority of kids’ clothing SKUs at major retailers, according to Woven Insights, while boys’ assortments skew toward T-shirts and pants with fewer stylistic or fit variations.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 2 Mar. 2026
That means no storefront, pastry assortments and expansive menus.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
The company rolls out thousands of new items daily, and online shoppers can browse categories ranging from apparel and electronics to mystery boxes containing surprise assortments.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
The company curates snack and pantry assortments for properties including the Fifth Avenue Hotel and the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, as well as corporate clients like OpenAI's New York office.
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Some proudly own assortments well into the double digits.
—Taylor Stoddard, Robb Report, 8 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
The company also described merchandising and inventory moves aimed at reenergizing its assortments.
—CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Girls’ apparel frequently makes up the majority of kids’ clothing SKUs at major retailers, according to Woven Insights, while boys’ assortments skew toward T-shirts and pants with fewer stylistic or fit variations.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 2 Mar. 2026
That means no storefront, pastry assortments and expansive menus.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
The company rolls out thousands of new items daily, and online shoppers can browse categories ranging from apparel and electronics to mystery boxes containing surprise assortments.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assortments
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Tree peonies, fern peonies, and woodland peonies bloom first; hybrid varieties, like true reds and corals, bloom mid-season; and other peonies bloom in the latter half of spring.—
Blythe Copeland,
Martha Stewart,
4 June 2026
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Endless varieties of insect larvae also make astonishingly effective baits, but few fishermen — except ice-fishermen who buy mealworms and waxworms in bait shops — even use them.—
Byron W. Dalrymple,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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For the elder millennials, the bittersweet spot was the medleys of older Kanye cuts released from 2004 to 2016 (think The College Dropout to The Life of Pablo).—
Adelle Platon,
VIBE.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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This 27-track collection features updated mixes of iconic live performances alongside new remixes and medleys of classic Elvis recordings.—
Bob Mehr,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
18 Feb. 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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Since the early 1960s, her drawings, watercolors, acrylics, and collages have run like scenic byways along the whooshing turnpike of contemporary art.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The exhibition’s denim collages — cacti, mountains, fences, car keys — frame AI as the latest version of an old American sales pitch.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
26 May 2026
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“Assortments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assortments. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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