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Collocations for variety - noun

1. not being the same; different kinds of sth

ADJECTIVE

amazing, astonishing, bewildering, broad, considerable, endless, enormous, extraordinary, fascinating (esp. BrE), good, great, huge, impressive, incredible, infinite, large, remarkable, rich, surprising, tremendous, vast, wide, wonderful
The market sold a bewildering variety of cheeses.
the rich variety of the local bird life
sheer

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VERB + variety

add, give, offer
Dealing with customers adds variety to the job.

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PREPOSITION

of … variety
a country of great variety
variety in
There is wide variety in taste.
variety of
The restaurants offer a good variety of seafood.

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2. particular type of sth

ADJECTIVE

distinctive
common or garden (BrE), garden (AmE), standard
rare, unusual
different
There are hundreds of different varieties of apple.
new, old
Old varieties of rose can be less resistant to diseases.
cultivated, indigenous
cultivated varieties such as the damask rose
disease-resistant, resistant
high-yielding
high-yielding varieties of rice
hybrid
grape, rice, wheat, etc.

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VERB + variety

develop
breeders who develop new varieties
grow, plant

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