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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
Arachnids, including spiders (most common varieties) and scorpions.
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Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Because its founders, the Faro family, built a small empire in Sicily from an ornamental plant business that grew into one of the largest Mediterranean plant nurseries in Europe, exporting more than 5,000 varieties to 60 countries.
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Winston Ross,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
While some varieties will rebloom without deadheading, trimming fading flowers keeps the flower bed from looking tired.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
30 June 2026
The New Orleans Botanical Garden, with its 2,000 varieties of plants, is another solid pick for phytophiles.
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Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
30 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
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Because its founders, the Faro family, built a small empire in Sicily from an ornamental plant business that grew into one of the largest Mediterranean plant nurseries in Europe, exporting more than 5,000 varieties to 60 countries.
—
Winston Ross,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
While some varieties will rebloom without deadheading, trimming fading flowers keeps the flower bed from looking tired.
—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
30 June 2026
The New Orleans Botanical Garden, with its 2,000 varieties of plants, is another solid pick for phytophiles.
—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
30 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
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 convention hall was filled with cosplayers, from rookies to experts, dressed as characters from a variety of genres, from anime to gaming.
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There are certain genres that seem inappropriate to play during cold weather.
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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 2 Jul. 2026.
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