varieties

plural of variety
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Recent Examples of varieties Common aster varieties include New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) with purplish-pink flowers, and common goldenrods include tall goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) and Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis). — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026 Owned by the Tasca D’Almerita family since 1830, the area is planted with wheat, grain, olive trees, and almond trees in addition to native and international grape varieties. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026 Hermès bags are among the most expensive designer bags in the world, with some varieties costing well into the six figure range. — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2026 Those tubs—one freshwater, one ocean salt—are filled with three varieties of local kelp. — Adrienne Matei, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026 While tamales covered the table at Christmas, Gloria cooked all regional varieties of Mexican cuisine. — Anna Alejo, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Free hay rides and more than 10 pumpkin varieties await visitors to Wissel Farms. — Hali Smith october 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 Oct. 2026 The menu will be split into hot and cold udon varieties with a series of add-ons. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 Picking up her weekly shopping, pensioner Ute Istock quips that the choice of apple varieties is as broad as that of candidates on the ballot sheets in last month's city election — adding that this is not necessarily a good thing. — Esme Nicholson, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for varieties
Noun
  • The vintage furniture—frames and mirrors and desks dating anywhere from the 16th to 19th centuries—sings in artful assortments.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Customers increasingly found their once-beloved store stocked with sporadic, often sparse assortments in their favorite categories.
    — Rachel Felder, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The Justice Department has charged about 90 people for various types of election misconduct so far this year, including 50 who are said to have voted as noncitizens.
    — SAFIYAH RIDDLE, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Although lung cancer is generally considered a disease among people who are older, lung adenocarcinoma is more likely to occur in younger people than other types of lung cancer.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Lowlights included uninspiring medleys.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Avoid giving younger children hard candies such as Jolly Ranchers or other kinds that can’t be chewed easily.
    — Lina Ruiz October 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
  • At The Baobab House one recent afternoon, entrepreneurs, aid workers, and artists of all kinds are mingling in Arabic and English.
    — Patricia Huon, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Hottest genres in Spain As in the rest of the world, dramas – across a wide spectrum of crime, suspense and fantasy to family drama – proved the hottest genre, weighing in as half the premieres during that period (15 titles).
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Almost having all the genres in the same show with the same character is so unusual.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • During my visit, the museum showed an exhibit about how Yves Saint Laurent engaged with Matisse’s work, displaying Saint Laurent’s clothing alongside the paintings and collages that inspired them.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Wiener not only leaves behind a richly complex body of work straddling textiles, painting, photographs, and collages, but also a career intricately connected to one of the most important chapters of Austrian art.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In the image shared with her more than 1 million Instagram followers, a smiling Mitchell wore a red beret and sunglasses, and extra stars and stripes pinned to her cardigan lapel.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The outfit featured horizontal stripes in burgundy and mustard yellow and was paired with shoulder length gloves in a matching pattern.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2026

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