assorts

verb

present tense third-person singular of assort
1
as in classifies
to arrange or assign according to type assort these butterfly specimens according to geographic origin

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2
as in blends
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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  1. classifies
  2. blends
  3. ranks
  4. correlates
  5. types
  6. corresponds
  7. groups
  8. distinguishes
Verb
  • The Cook Political Report currently classifies only 22 House campaigns and only seven Senate campaigns as toss-ups, where either the Democrat or the Republican has a genuine chance of winning.
    — Julio Borquez, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Its proprietary platform, Blackbird, reads the documents submitted with an insurance application, classifies the risk and calculates a technical price.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of classifies
Verb
  • Complex, which blends five ingredients including olive oil, olive squalane and ceramide NP to support skin moisture and barrier strength.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Bongulo Paneer — cooked in bamboo, served with a coconut and capsicum poriyal that blends peanut chutney, acidic gongura sour cream and fiery gunpowder.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of blends
Verb
  • Walker ranks second in the NFL with 87 rushing attempts this year, on pace for 370 this season.
    — Sam McDowell October 12, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
  • While there’s nothing like feeling settled in your new home, the physical act of packing all your stuff (sorting, tossing, and organizing it in boxes) and then unpacking it in another residence ranks somewhere between a root canal and filing taxes.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of ranks
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  • Joshua Childs, an associate professor of educational leadership and policy at the University of Texas at Austin, said attendance correlates to whether a student is engaged in their academics and in their relationships with peers and teachers.
    — Lina Ruiz October 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The evidence is compelling that leadership effectiveness correlates with business performance.
    — Bill Koch, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of correlates
Verb
  • Stores generally use their own forms, and you may be asked questions while an employee types your answers.
    — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
  • And there is the other bio—the one ChatGPT writes when a prospect, a reporter, a board director or an acquirer types the name into the prompt box.
    — Ronn Torossian, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of types
Verb
  • That role corresponds to public service broadcasters which do have a brief to ensure educative children’s entertainment.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Differentiation corresponds to the branching of a valley, and the final destinations are the mature cell types of the body.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of corresponds
Verb
  • Because humans can readily resolve patterns in motion — when points move in the same direction, the brain groups them into a unified whole — the moving dots appear as faint letters.
    — Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of groups
Verb
  • The fundamental difference that distinguishes this effective use of airpower lies in the objectives that the enemy was seeking to achieve.
    — Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
  • What single factor most distinguishes you from your opponent and why?
    — Evelyn Bryant, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of distinguishes
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“Assorts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assorts. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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