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assort

[uh-sawrt] / əˈsɔrt /
VERB
arrange or order
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Antonyms
STRONG


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Genes that are located far apart on the same chromosome are likely to assort independently.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

Others are on the same chromosome, but are so far apart that they also assort independently.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2018

We could try to assort that bunch top-to-bottom, from the front of the train to the caboose.

From Forbes Jul. 14, 2015

Many species, including primates and wolves, assort themselves by means of a dominance hierarchy.

From Scientific American Dec. 19, 2011

He began to assort their faces, as one searches for something in a heap, trying to fix on one that looked mean enough to belong to a Hargus.

From The Duke Of Chimney Butte by P. V. E. (Percy Van Eman) Ivory

The values along each forked pathway can be multiplied because each gene assorts independently.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

The true teacher after large preparation assorts his material, and selects such matter as is appropriate to his own class.

From Organizing and Building Up the Sunday School Modern Sunday School Manuals by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut

And here lies the weakness of the epicurean and artistic attitude, that it assorts so ill with the harder and grimmer facts of life.

From At Large by Arthur Christopher Benson

This introduction of white smooth stone, assorts ill with the dull reddish-brown mass all around it, and produces a glaring and disagreeable effect.

From Architectural Antiquities of Normandy by John Sell Cotman

Next day he assorts the packages of a group in a till similar to those already described, except that it is laid flat upon a low counter.

From The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. by Various

Supplies for the vessels—food, fuel, assorted goods for the shops on board—come from local suppliers in the region or from ports, especially in Bahrain, where ships with the Navy’s Combat Logistics Command bring in supplies.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

Each of the five models is offered in assorted colors.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

By the end of 2023, “Theo” had sold 3,000 copies, a respectable number for any book, let alone a quiet novel about a man who has conversations with assorted townsfolk about kindness and mercy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

The guest list was as eclectic as the format: fellow stand-ups, YouTubers, chess players and assorted internet personalities, each drawn into Raina's loose, improvisational orbit.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2026

It was not the one she had been practicing for weeks in front of me and Peter Sinkowitz and assorted saguaros.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

Note that we are assuming the interacting genes are not linked; they are still assorting independently into gametes.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

Mr Baker seems to be randomly assorting clips for a montage, and the characters feel so real and idiosyncratic that it’s riveting even without a clear sense of plot or direction.

From Economist Sep. 13, 2017

The same is true of Comic-Con’s purpose for the publishers, studios and assorting celebrities and creators who are involved.

From Time Sep. 5, 2012

Even without the new additions, Yale custodians had years of editing and assorting ahead of them.

From Time Magazine Archive

In assorting and selling the stocks, nurserymen make about three classes.

From American Pomology Apples by J. A. Warder




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