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
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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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There’s an assortment of Hal’s chips, popcorn and pretzels, which were a nice snack on the train.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Alas, the old girl couldn’t compete with the assortment of crises that transpired during the show’s three-week hiatus, including the once-in-a-lifetime comedy opportunity presented by explosive headlines about explosive diarrhea.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
After working at an assortment of local papers around Los Angeles, Cotliar caught wind that The Times had an opening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
One key catalyst is getting its product assortment right.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
So there we were, Father, Mother and I, walking in the pouring rain, each of us with a schoolbag and a shopping bag filled to the brim with the most varied assortment of items.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
“Customer traffic was the primary driver of the strong sales trend as compelling merchandise assortments, higher customer acquisition and engagement from our ongoing marketing initiatives, and an improved in-store experience are resonating with shoppers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
He notes he’s got assortments, too — starting at around $35.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 27, 2026
People have been spending more this year at big-box stores than specialty retailers, lured not only by lower prices but wider product assortments and convenience.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
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
Out the window were sleepy towns, assortments of dark wooden buildings that seemed untouched by war yet worn and cracked by age.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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