1
as in traveled
to come or be together as friends
you should be careful about whom you sort with
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2
as in corresponded
to be in agreement on every point
that doesn't sort with what you said the last time
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as in classified
to arrange or assign according to type
sorted the mail into bills to be paid and junk to be thrown out
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Recent Examples of sorted
Items below the benchmark are sorted into a different area mainly for incineration or landfill, which is where textile pollution wreaks its most damage.
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Tian MacLeod Ji, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
All restaurants and food trucks listed below have been sorted by city.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Urea fertilizer is sorted at a dock before being loaded onto ships for export at a port in Shandong province, China, on Thursday.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
Discover the best Mango finds below—and consider your spring wardrobe instantly sorted.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2026
Rockies games on national TV The national TV partners are sorted alphabetically below, with the main days for MLB action listed.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Ballots were sorted into separate precinct boxes rather than a single box, and vote-scanning machines were not used at polling locations, as the Democrats did.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
For both the European and intercontinental routes, the remaining teams have been sorted into single-elimination brackets that will determine qualification.
—José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
Of the material that is collected, only a fraction is sorted for recycling, with most still directed toward landfill, incineration or export — generally to the global south for resale or reuse.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 23 Mar. 2026
Tian MacLeod Ji, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
All restaurants and food trucks listed below have been sorted by city.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Urea fertilizer is sorted at a dock before being loaded onto ships for export at a port in Shandong province, China, on Thursday.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
Discover the best Mango finds below—and consider your spring wardrobe instantly sorted.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2026
Rockies games on national TV The national TV partners are sorted alphabetically below, with the main days for MLB action listed.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Ballots were sorted into separate precinct boxes rather than a single box, and vote-scanning machines were not used at polling locations, as the Democrats did.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
For both the European and intercontinental routes, the remaining teams have been sorted into single-elimination brackets that will determine qualification.
—José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
Of the material that is collected, only a fraction is sorted for recycling, with most still directed toward landfill, incineration or export — generally to the global south for resale or reuse.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorted
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There were ten teen-agers who’d travelled from around the country with their dads.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The confirmation comes after there were conflicting totals due to victims having travelled to a hospital in private vehicles instead of in ambulances.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
30 Mar. 2026
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This rise corresponded with a nearly equal uptick in hospitalizations linked to kratom alone, from 43 admissions in 2015 to 538 in 2025.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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Ross, who was 7 when Wilkens was arrested, had corresponded with her aunt since elementary school.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Addiction itself was not officially classified as a disease until 1987.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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River Bend is classified as a village — instead of a city or other municipality — under Missouri law due to its small population size.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Such shifts, says Panofsky, are always associated with a transfer of artistic leadership to a new country or to a new discipline.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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But as lawmakers debate whether to regulate or ban kratom, public health problems associated with the drug continue to rise.—
Andrew Kolodny,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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That year, the cultural awareness celebration, recognized annually on March 31, coincided with Easter Sunday, Christianity’s holiest day.—
Brooke Migdon,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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The staff union strike has also coincided with the WGA’s ongoing contract talks with Hollywood’s major film and TV studios.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Site Selection Magazine just ranked Illinois as the best state in the Midwest, and third nationally, for workforce development because of critical investments in higher education, apprenticeships and skill development.—
Mark Denzler,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Here are all nine official version of the ultimate Raging Bull ranked.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2026
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In this technique, plants are suspended in air with a spray of water mixed with minerals applied to their roots every few seconds.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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Officials contacted Maywood's water reclamation because chemicals in the building may have mixed with the water and entered the sewage.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Sharpe said traditionally French cuisine has been looked at as the standard, and chefs have conformed to fit that standard.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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Martin highlighted the findings, which mostly conformed to his expectations but still surprised him in the magnitude of the angst over the work situationship.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Sorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorted. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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