assorting

present participle of assort
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Verb
  • The National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint Wednesday against the popular Netflix dating show, classifying its stars as employees and accusing the program of several labor violations.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Those deaths aren't counted in our statistics, and that's primarily because of the difficulty in classifying those deaths in a disaster.
    Melody Schreiber, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The Snap Flow Note and its accessories transform note-taking into an artistic ritual, seamlessly blending functionality with self-expression.
    Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And blending my voice with Chris Robinson’s was a special moment for me.
    Jim Ryan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The Tampa Bay Times reviewed nearly 600 storm tracks and corresponding sea surface temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean basin over the last four decades.
    Jack Prator, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The value of the gross estate is recalculated, and the corresponding tax liability is adjusted.
    Ashley Case, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The military men are more distinct, largely because they’re either played by somewhat familiar faces — including Will Poulter, as Captain Erik, the head of the initial operation — or have distinguishing features, like the mustache on Elliott (Cosmo Jarvis), the head sniper.
    Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
  • With that in mind, Singleton emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between privacy and anonymity.
    Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Regularly clean up your email inbox by unsubscribing from spam or irrelevant newsletters and sorting important emails into folders.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Properly sorting these materials helps minimize landfill waste.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Merely matching expectations last season was good enough for the Yankees to win their division and claim home-field advantage throughout the AL playoffs.
    Tim Britton, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Lopez's full outfit turned out to be a floor-length skirt with matching embellishments to the abs-baring cropped top.
    Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • It's made with rugged 400-denier nylon outer material, which has held up incredibly well to the abuse of international travel, and fortified with tough zippers, weight-distributing webbing, and hefty buckles.
    Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The network specializes in developing, distributing, and marketing talk radio shows that become appointment listening events for loyal audiences.
    Ethan Stone, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The objective is to rethink the way that end-of-life motorcycle equipment is handled, avoiding unnecessary waste by creating a sustainable and effective method of separating and recycling the plastics used to make helmets.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Go for swiveling storage like this or rotating jewelry boxes, which are ideal for separating smaller pieces (like earring studs) at the top and larger pieces (like brooches) at the bottom.
    Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Assorting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assorting. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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