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as in assortments
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
every kitchen has a drawer crammed with a variety of things for which there just doesn't seem to be any other place
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as in types
a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common
I prefer movies of the horror variety
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Recent Examples of varieties
The wines nod to both Rhône and Bordeaux varieties grown across three estate vineyards in the Rocks District and Yakima Valley, with room for quirks such as Picpoul and the Portuguese Tinta Cão that grow almost nowhere else in the country.
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Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The bakery will offer more than 150 varieties of breads, pastries and desserts.
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George Avalos,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Why Grapes Can Still Be a Healthy Choice Grapes come in different varieties, with colors ranging from green to red to black or dark purple.
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Vanessa Caceres,
Verywell Health,
25 June 2026
Trees are a beautiful addition to any balanced garden design, adding color, height, and texture to plantings, with many varieties offering multiple seasons of interest.
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Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
25 June 2026
Consequently, in many varieties of English today, was, wand and ward have rounded vowels, while unrounded vowels can still be heard in their W-less counterparts, has, hand and hard.
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Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
There are numerous varieties of the shrub and most bloom on new wood so the best time to prune is in late winter or early spring.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
25 June 2026
At a typical weekend festival, owner Sal Graci offers four roll varieties (and a couple of lemonades).
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Usa Today Network,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Currently, 212 breeds and varieties are recognized by the American Kennel Club which are divided into seven groups (sporting, hound, working, terrier, toy, non-sporting, herding).
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Jalen Williams,
Detroit Free Press,
24 Dec. 2024
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The bakery will offer more than 150 varieties of breads, pastries and desserts.
—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Why Grapes Can Still Be a Healthy Choice Grapes come in different varieties, with colors ranging from green to red to black or dark purple.
—
Vanessa Caceres,
Verywell Health,
25 June 2026
Trees are a beautiful addition to any balanced garden design, adding color, height, and texture to plantings, with many varieties offering multiple seasons of interest.
—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
25 June 2026
Consequently, in many varieties of English today, was, wand and ward have rounded vowels, while unrounded vowels can still be heard in their W-less counterparts, has, hand and hard.
—
Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
There are numerous varieties of the shrub and most bloom on new wood so the best time to prune is in late winter or early spring.
—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
25 June 2026
At a typical weekend festival, owner Sal Graci offers four roll varieties (and a couple of lemonades).
—
Usa Today Network,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Currently, 212 breeds and varieties are recognized by the American Kennel Club which are divided into seven groups (sporting, hound, working, terrier, toy, non-sporting, herding).
—
Jalen Williams,
Detroit Free Press,
24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for varieties
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Where assortments were once strongly driven by trends, today the starting point is the customer.
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The assortments give shoppers a chance to try several scent profiles without committing to one full-size luxury bottle.
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Once open, the program will provide transitional housing and on-site services to people who are chronically homeless and struggling with drug addiction, mental health or all types of disabilities.
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But the total tally obscures how there were basically two types of Davis residents, those living close to the project and those living elsewhere in town.
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Lowlights included uninspiring medleys.
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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).
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Proudly made in the USA, these coloring tablecloths make memorable experiences for parties, family gatherings, camps, and celebrations of all kinds.
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The Juneteenth celebration continued at Malcolm X Park for a festival that included food, music and dozens of vendors of all kinds.
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.
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The genres span romance, drama, thriller, fantasy, action and comedy – and while the storytelling may not exactly be high art with a high quotient of melodrama and a cliffhanger every few minutes – Jia says that is exactly the point.
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Tay Keith also collaborated with Miley Cyrus, Lil Nas X, and Jennifer Lopez, proving that his sound was versatile enough to span genres.
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New designs are layered on top of old, creating accidental collages between eras.
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Hockney’s paintings and drawings, as well as his later photo collages and digital works, invariably had a playful, exploratory, interrogative relationship with perspective, light, scale, framing, rendering—the basic components of picture-making.
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Made from a travel-friendly fabric, these pull-on pants with a drawstring waist come in stripes and prints that would inspire me to get dressed.
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This rollneck style from Gap comes in a variety of fun colors—and even stripes—so your outfits still feel fresh and exciting.
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“Varieties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/varieties. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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