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as in diversity
the quality or state of being composed of many different elements or types
the sheer variety of the city's ethnic restaurants was dazzling
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as in assortment
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 type
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 variety
Magnesium: 5 mg Phosphorus: 9 mg Potassium, K: 176 mg
Vitamin C: 4 mg
Folate: 4 micrograms (mcg)
Choline: 5 mg
Vitamin A, RAE: 5 mcg
Beta carotene: 54 mcg
Vitamin K: 13 mcg
Grapes come in many varieties.
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Kathi Valeii Published, Verywell Health, 26 June 2025
Proper preparation of cassava is very important, because depending on the variety of cassava, there could be a risk of cyanide poisoning if eaten raw.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 26 June 2025
The Army has taken a variety of steps to protect the streets, including laying metal plates along the parade's route.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
This is a destination where residents enjoy live music, public art, a quaint historic district, breweries, and a variety of local restaurants.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
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Kathi Valeii Published, Verywell Health, 26 June 2025
Proper preparation of cassava is very important, because depending on the variety of cassava, there could be a risk of cyanide poisoning if eaten raw.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 26 June 2025
The Army has taken a variety of steps to protect the streets, including laying metal plates along the parade's route.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
This is a destination where residents enjoy live music, public art, a quaint historic district, breweries, and a variety of local restaurants.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variety
Noun
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Population diversity continues to spread beyond Mecklenburg County, specifically within the Hispanic community in the suburbs, new census estimates show.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2025
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Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard effectively ends affirmative action in college admissions, threatening workplace diversity efforts.—
Sonari Glinton,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The challenge right now is to synchronize and systematize data collection and reporting such that meeting the current assortment of local, national and international requirements does not create an undue strain on the core business or leave that business open to risk of non-compliance.—
Mary Foley,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The assortment was developed in tandem with the Nordstrom team with Shanker carefully considering which of her brands made sense to showcase in a new larger setting.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Hamilton’s Cast Reunion at the Tony Awards Consumption of the Hamilton cast recording exploded following it being highlighted via a medley of songs performed during the 2025 Tony Awards.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Mary’s get their bite from a seedy medley (including sunflower, pumpkin, flax, sesame, and poppy seeds) that imparts an earthy taste and serious body.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
10 June 2025
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Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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The move marks the first time a major Hollywood studio has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit of this kind.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
11 June 2025
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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The 50-day moving average crossed below the 200-day moving average in late January 2025 providing a warning of sorts.—
John Navin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The importance of those boundaries of sorts was made very clear last week by the effort and horse-trading by the parties on what the judge could and could not tell the jury to consider.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
30 June 2025
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The images were created using a collage technique, combining gouache and acrylic paint on vintage gardening book paper, then arranged on archival cotton board.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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In My Mother and Eye, 2025, a sweeping Public Art Fund project installed in bus shelters across New York City, Boston, and Chicago, eleven discrete photographic collages plumb this intangible meeting point.—
Jessica Simmons-Reid,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Having earned his stripes as a loyalist to this President, he's been rewarded with this lifetime nomination.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
25 June 2025
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Looking closer, this busy bee did not have any of the characteristic yellow stripes and was somewhat larger than the typical bumble bee.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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“Variety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variety. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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