assortment
the act of assorting; distribution; classification.
a collection of various kinds of things; a mixed collection.
Origin of assortment
1Other words from assortment
- re·as·sort·ment, noun
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How to use assortment in a sentence
An assortment of foundations contributed tens of millions in election-administration funding.
The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election | Molly Ball | February 4, 2021 | TimeMany colleges across the country were forced to reckon with similar divergences between what their own models said might happen and what actually did happen — divergences later attributed to a wide-ranging assortment of reasons.
The Hard Lessons of Modeling the Coronavirus Pandemic | Jordana Cepelewicz | January 28, 2021 | Quanta MagazineIf extra portability is particularly important to you, Lenovo excels at miniature laptops that can tackle an assortment of big tasks.
Best 2 in 1 laptops: Work hard, play hard with these versatile picks | PopSci Commerce Team | January 27, 2021 | Popular-ScienceAt Hive, we are thinking a lot about how to expand our assortment and get into those “more difficult to handle” categories.
The online grocery startup betting big on the pandemic shift in grocery shopping | Rachel King | January 3, 2021 | FortuneNow search results are filled with an assortment of various results from the local map pack, shopping results, news, images, “brand refinement,” and reviews to name a few.
Search engine saturation: The ever evolving SERP and how brands are responding | Jason Tabeling | December 28, 2020 | Search Engine Watch
There are even electronics like iPhone and iPod docking stations and an assortment of pricey pens intended for the pontiff.
Pope Francis Raffles Off His Swag to Help the Poor | Barbie Latza Nadeau | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe “Funnies” were a weird assortment of odd-looking beasts.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day | James Jones | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe crowd is an assortment of reporters, posse members, film students, and very skittish men sporting huge AOL headphones.
James and the Giant Internet Company: Franco and AOL Get Kissy Faces | Amy Zimmerman | September 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBehind glass doors it displayed an assortment of glasses, stacked tea cups; a small row of books; a bouquet of fake flowers.
Less than a month earlier, there was a planned “gathering of dissidents” featuring an assortment of Nazi-envy characters.
But even rich English people do not carry about with them a circulating library assortment of cheque books.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeThese little shops, which display at regular intervals their motley assortment of wares, fill me with delight.
Marguerite | Anatole FranceAt noon Frank was brought an assortment of food that made his eye bulge.
Frank Merriwell's Bravery | Burt L. StandishShe drew a box from a show-case and spread the assortment before him.
The Girl and The Bill | Bannister MerwinThese gentlemen continue to keep on hand their usual assortment of choice wines, liquors, and cigars.
The Fiend's Delight | Dod Grile
British Dictionary definitions for assortment
/ (əˈsɔːtmənt) /
a collection or group of various things or sorts
the act of assorting
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