assortment
noun
as·sort·ment
ə-ˈsȯrt-mənt 
Examples of assortment in a Sentence
The book has a wonderful assortment of characters.
You can choose from a wide assortment of options.
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 25 Mar. 2025
Breeding for More Than Just Color Mr. Baker could have supplied his customers with a flashy assortment of coleus ordered from wholesale sources, skipping years of effort (but missing all the astonishment).
—Margaret Roach, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
The Texas Department of Public Safety last year identified an assortment of tattoos connected to Tren de Aragua, many relatively common: stars on the shoulder, royal crowns, firearms, trains, dice, roses, tigers and jaguars.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
The meal arrived and the Benedict was piled high with an impressive assortment of sea creatures: small scallops, lump crab, shrimp and chunks of halibut.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for assortment
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“Assortment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assortment. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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assortment
noun
as·sort·ment
ə-ˈsȯ(ə)rt-mənt
1
a
: arrangement in classes
b
: the quality or state of being made up of various kinds
2
: a collection of different things or persons
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