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ilks

noun

plural of ilk

as in kinds

a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common we're looking for chestnuts and other items of that ilk for our autumn decorations

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Recent Examples of ilks Anti-porn crusaders of all ilks also hijacked the news of Radvinsky’s passing for their various pro-censorship agendas. — Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026

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Noun

From Ashley Flowers to Mel Robbins, Forbes' list features creators and podcasts of all kinds and types.

— Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
Yet visiting parks of all kinds can improve your overall health.

— Todd Lookingbill, The Conversation, 31 July 2026

Definition of kinds

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Those types of branches offer financial literacy programs and resources to residents.

— Chase Jordan July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Franchise types range from most any kind of niche food service to auto dealerships, upcycled clothing, hotels, private mail facilities, disaster remediation and preventative healthcare, to name a few.

— Angelo Chavez, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of types

Noun

His Cedar Island Drive house is on a corner lot of sorts, which throws a bow right at I-285.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
Researchers often use the Morningness Eveningness Questionnaire, a 19-item survey that sorts respondents into five buckets, from definitely morning to definitely evening.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026

Definition of sorts

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The purple coneflower is one of the most popular, but all varieties are drought-tolerant and thrive in full sun and hot weather.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
This perennial flower includes many different varieties, with new ones being introduced every year.

— Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of varieties

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The festival will bring more than 170 artists onstage across four days and across multiple genres including pop, rock, hip-hop, EDM, country, K-pop and indie.

— Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 30 July 2026
The series premiering on Starz is, more than anything else, blandly familiar, mining all the tropes of several popular genres without finding anything distinctive in the combination.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

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