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adjective

ə-ˈsȯr-təd How to pronounce assorted (audio)
Definition of assortednext
as in eclectic
consisting of many things of different sorts a box of assorted chocolates

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assorted

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verb

past tense of assort
1
as in classified
to arrange or assign according to type assort these butterfly specimens according to geographic origin

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2
as in blended
to form a pleasing relationship somewhat surprisingly, the collection of ancient Egyptian art assorts rather well with the museum's modern design

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Recent Examples of assorted
Adjective
Past the Army and the Navy, the Florida Department of Corrections, Sherwin-Williams Paints and assorted local police departments, Drummond edges into line at a table advertising cybersecurity certification programs. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 Nick Miller Let’s assume that Reece James is fit, and the assorted bodies strewn around the pitch after the win over Norway have recovered. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Verb
But with starter Max Strus injured all season, reserve Isaac Okoro now in Chicago after an offseason trade and assorted other injuries to the roster, Tyson has become a key player this season. — Tony Jones, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026 Homemade assorted Christmas cookies are pre-boxed in a one-pound box for $13. — Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 28 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for assorted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assorted
  1. eclectic
  2. classified
  3. blended
  4. varied
  5. distinguished
  6. correlated
  7. mixed
  8. ranked
Adjective
  • The California rapper-producer’s new album sifts through an eclectic pileup of influences with X-ray vision, exposing his artistic process and still keeping it breezy.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026
  • The dessert and wine bar sets the tone of an at-home kickback, with warm lighting, eclectic art and cozy sections.
    — USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of eclectic
Verb
  • Approximately 35% of the state, including coastal regions, remains free of drought or abnormal dryness, and no areas of California are currently classified as being in extreme or exceptional drought.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Most of the filings in the case are classified, with only a brief summary of the matter being made public.
    — Elise Spenner, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of classified
Verb
  • From a distance, the color nearly blended with Anderson’s skin; the height became considerably more obvious in profile.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 July 2026
  • First, the ingredients are blended together and frozen until firm.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2026
Definition of blended
Adjective
  • Explanations for this varied among sources, and officially, Sotheby’s said they had been asked too late to do facilitate the sale, despite their initial acceptance.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The pairing of those two backs, plus the threat of Maiava’s legs, gives USC a varied backfield capable of breaking a big play at any moment.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of varied
Verb
  • Freud once helpfully distinguished that healthy thing, mourning, from melancholia—the mourning that never ends, grief that is unable to let the lost object go.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • The winners distinguished themselves from rivals because of their specs, features and general driving experiences.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Definition of distinguished
Verb
  • Program uptake correlated with declines in hospitalizations for respiratory illnesses.
    — Ashwini Sehgal, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
  • Portfolios that looked diversified by asset count turned out to be diversified in name only, because everything in them was correlated to the same macro story the moment the floor moved.
    — Andrew Sukhin, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of correlated
Adjective
  • That trade-off never went away; it just became formalized over time into beam cutoffs, alignment standards, and eventually modern photometric rules that try (with mixed success) to balance visibility for the driver against glare for everyone else.
    — Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Citi cut its price target on Linde to $580 from $600 after mixed second-quarter earnings Friday morning.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of mixed
Verb
  • That ranked fifth among the 63 college FBS receivers who were targeted at least 25 times on man-to-man routes — more than first-round picks Jordyn Tyson and Makai Lemon.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Platform comparability ranked second at 30%, followed by tooling and execution at 27%.
    — Zoe Soon, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
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