assortment
Americannoun
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the act of assorting; distribution; classification.
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a collection of various kinds of things; a mixed collection.
noun
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a collection or group of various things or sorts
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the act of assorting
Other Word Forms
- reassortment noun
Etymology
Origin of assortment
Example Sentences
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The Natural History Museum’s Butterfly Pavilion is back, with up to 30 butterfly and moth species, as well as an assortment of California plants.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
Over the years, the company received funding from an assortment of investors and partners: the Taiwanese government, defense contractor Lockheed Martin and an investment firm in Dubai.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
It’s a bit like an assortment of individual tiles that collectively add up to a mosaic.
From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026
Adams' lawyers have claimed the case is built on "an assortment of hearsay evidence" and have criticised the timing of the case, which is being brought several decades after the attacks.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
Outside, the yard was an ocean of green grass, punctuated only by a clothesline, a barbecue, a hedge along one fence, and an assortment of fruit trees and vegetable patches.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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