assortment
Americannoun
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assortments
plural
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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
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Explanation
An assortment is a collection of things that aren't the same. An assortment of chocolates might have some that are filled with coconut, caramel, or nuts. Yum. An assortment is a bunch of different things all together whether they’re the same sort or not. An assortment of nuts is a bunch of different nuts, such as cashews, peanuts, and almonds. If you have books, candy bars, action figures, photos, and paper clips on your desk, you have an assortment of things. A store that sells a wide variety of products offers an assortment. If you love choices, assortments are for you.
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An assortment of politicians and watchdog groups have expressed concern about campaigns using generative AI to produce deepfakes – synthetic videos showing people doing things they did not do – that might deceive voters.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026
An assortment of pundits have lately tried to figure out what Justice Alito meant, in an offhand remark some years ago, by calling himself a “practical originalist.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Retailers are stocking a wide assortment of policies for the AI shopping agents suddenly headed for their online doors, the WSJ Leadership Institute’s Patrick Coffee reports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
They have a great all-you-can-eat menu with really great meats and an assortment of sauces and condiments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
“So over here,” Rafe said, loudly enough for his coworkers to hear, “we have our finest assortment of slicer-dicers. They slice and dice. It’s not just a clever name. And over here—Are they gone?”
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
More details: Macy’s average selling price increased 9% in the quarter, driven by the changes to product assortments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
In grocery and convenience formats, AI helps determine optimal product mix by store, adjusting assortments based on local purchasing patterns rather than national averages.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
He notes he’s got assortments, too — starting at around $35.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 27, 2026
Chaudhari offers two potential explanations for this surprising phenomenon: first, neural networks are never trained on random assortments of pixels.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2024
This was real luck, since over holidays Av’s mother, Naomi, the distinguished writer, and his Labor MP father, Dick, were known to fill their large house with odd assortments of lively minds.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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