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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
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
Most iris varieties flower from late spring to early summer, bringing pops of color to garden spaces and flower vases.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 June 2026
And as wine regions around the world search for varieties capable of maintaining freshness and balance in warmer conditions, Caíño Blanco's combination of naturally high acidity, late ripening, and climate resilience may prove more valuable than ever.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
The 119-acre lakefront park, which is actually a peninsula, not an island, features more than 150 varieties of native plants, 20,000 trees and shrubs, a 5-acre pond, strolling paths, and wild prairie grasses and savanna.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Read seed packets, catalogs, and plant tags carefully to select disease-resistant tomato varieties.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 17 June 2026
Be sure to check out all of the set varieties of different color combinations available at Amazon.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2026
While some varieties will rebloom without deadheading, trimming fading flowers keeps the flower bed from looking tired.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 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
Usa Today Network, USA Today, 19 June 2026
Most iris varieties flower from late spring to early summer, bringing pops of color to garden spaces and flower vases.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 June 2026
And as wine regions around the world search for varieties capable of maintaining freshness and balance in warmer conditions, Caíño Blanco's combination of naturally high acidity, late ripening, and climate resilience may prove more valuable than ever.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
The 119-acre lakefront park, which is actually a peninsula, not an island, features more than 150 varieties of native plants, 20,000 trees and shrubs, a 5-acre pond, strolling paths, and wild prairie grasses and savanna.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Read seed packets, catalogs, and plant tags carefully to select disease-resistant tomato varieties.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 17 June 2026
Be sure to check out all of the set varieties of different color combinations available at Amazon.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2026
While some varieties will rebloom without deadheading, trimming fading flowers keeps the flower bed from looking tired.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 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
Noun
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Far from a future concept, AI is a real-time business capability reshaping how assortments are planned, demand is forecasted, product performance is evaluated and market shifts are addressed.—
SJ Studio,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
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The company curates snack and pantry assortments for properties including the Fifth Avenue Hotel and the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, as well as corporate clients like OpenAI's New York office.—
Esha Chhabra,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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Other types of attractions include shows, character meet-and-greets, climbing structures and wet and dry play areas.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Assembly Bill 46, which cleared the Senate late last month, gives judges wider latitude to deny diversion petitions and limits the types of crimes for which a defendant can be granted diversion.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Lowlights included uninspiring medleys.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
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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).—
Adelle Platon,
VIBE.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Copper of all kinds has experienced a resurgence in recent years, but the most elegant take on the shade is rich, natural-leaning, and glossy.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
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By no means should your shed serve as an extension of your pantry; food items of all kinds will suffer being stored there.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
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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
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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What genres or types of books do well for you there?—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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At the Emmys, the movie category can be where comedies and other genres thrive.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
13 June 2026
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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.—
Mark Rozzo,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
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In the 1980s, Hockney would embrace Polaroid collages and would later use an iPad to create a series of digital paintings.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Additionally, these funds will replace paper flight stripes with electronic ones, to modernize the way ATC workers communicate.—
Gabriela Vidal,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The signature stripes and supportive sole deliver the comfort the brand is known for, while the open-top silhouette feels noticeably more refined than a traditional sneaker.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
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“Varieties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/varieties. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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