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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Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Before King, Summer was portrayed by Lindsay Bushman, Samantha Bailey, and an assortment of twin child actors, including Elara and Rhea Kerwin, and Bianca and Chiara D’Ambrosio.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 May 2025
The next photo shows a gorgeous assortment of flowers in a glass vase.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Until the fires, Moshfegh loved living in Altadena with her husband (a guitarist), their two young sons, and an eclectic assortment of instruments: guitars, ukuleles, Chinese flutes, a djembe, some Orba sound machines.
—Zach Schonfeld, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Assortment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assortment. Accessed 10 May. 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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