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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
In many varieties of pessimism, such as Camus’s, the obligation to compassion also entails something like solidarity.
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Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Savor Salvadoran Fare Meantime, Gloria’s Pupuseria serves up mouthwatering Salvadoran-style food, including several varieties of pupusas, pasteles, and tamales filled with chicken and potatoes.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
Several varieties tolerate cool nights and even light frost, giving you color weeks before warm-weather annuals are safe to plant.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Landscape designer Ben Gordon of Metropolitan Garden and Design notes that harvesting the outer leaves first allows the inner leaves to continue growing, with many varieties ready to harvest by April or May.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
Types of Watermelons to Grow from Seed Growing watermelons from seed is the only way to get your hands on difficult-to-find varieties that aren’t sold in nurseries.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
However, there are other more unique varieties to consider for your fence as well.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 13 May 2026
Several varieties of snack mix sold at Target and other retailers are being recalled due to a potential salmonella contamination.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 7 May 2026
They were planted by the homeowners, who also opted to use several varieties of drought-tolerant plants.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Savor Salvadoran Fare Meantime, Gloria’s Pupuseria serves up mouthwatering Salvadoran-style food, including several varieties of pupusas, pasteles, and tamales filled with chicken and potatoes.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
Several varieties tolerate cool nights and even light frost, giving you color weeks before warm-weather annuals are safe to plant.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Landscape designer Ben Gordon of Metropolitan Garden and Design notes that harvesting the outer leaves first allows the inner leaves to continue growing, with many varieties ready to harvest by April or May.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
Types of Watermelons to Grow from Seed Growing watermelons from seed is the only way to get your hands on difficult-to-find varieties that aren’t sold in nurseries.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
However, there are other more unique varieties to consider for your fence as well.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 13 May 2026
Several varieties of snack mix sold at Target and other retailers are being recalled due to a potential salmonella contamination.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 7 May 2026
They were planted by the homeowners, who also opted to use several varieties of drought-tolerant plants.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for varieties
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Some proudly own assortments well into the double digits.—
Taylor Stoddard,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
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Rosenfeld said that the Steve Madden brand continued to gain momentum, with consumers responding favorably to its on-trend assortments.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
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That is partially a product of the heaps of experience this group has together in these types of moments.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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All types of alcohol contribute to cancer by damaging DNA and increasing chronic inflammation, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
14 May 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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This 27-track collection features updated mixes of iconic live performances alongside new remixes and medleys of classic Elvis recordings.—
Bob Mehr,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
18 Feb. 2026
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As the play reminds us, finding sanctuaries of many kinds in these times can be very difficult to achieve.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
13 May 2026
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The stand-up and movie star was inundated with jokes of all kinds — though mostly about his stature — at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on Sunday, with the special now available on Netflix.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 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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For Barker, as for many, the two genres go hand in hand.—
Alex Barasch,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Unlike other genres, advertisements don’t really work for LitRPG, Dinniman says.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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The most lasting albums were built on the tradition of musique concrète, leading to dense, mesmerizing collages.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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Sycamore examines her complicated relationship with her late grandmother Gladys, a renowned Baltimore artist, and begins by literally touching her paintings and collages.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Since the seventies, the famed Nuyorican Poets Café has blossomed on the Lower East Side as an essential hothouse for arts movements of many stripes, perhaps most crucially as a launching pad for an emergent literati straddling the realms of soul and hip-hop.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Consisting of track jackets and jerseys with corset details, knee-high soccer boots and wide-legged pants with stripes up the side, the collection was a hit with the majority of pieces selling out.—
Diana Tsui,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
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“Varieties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/varieties. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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