sort through
verb
sorted through; sorting through; sorts through
: to look at things and put them in a particular order especially while searching for something
He sorted through the papers.
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Now the image team at the space agency is still sorting through and processing the tens of thousands of images captured during the mission.
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Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
Assistant Chief Constable Oliver Wright said detectives are sorting through a growing flood of evidence and tips.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
But, there are still quite a few hurdles that finance teams are sorting through, namely related to workforce training.
—John Kell, Fortune, 20 May 2026
The Premier League and EFL are still sorting through the details of future parachute payments, which are intended to soften the financial blow of being relegated.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 19 May 2026
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Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
Assistant Chief Constable Oliver Wright said detectives are sorting through a growing flood of evidence and tips.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
But, there are still quite a few hurdles that finance teams are sorting through, namely related to workforce training.
—John Kell, Fortune, 20 May 2026
The Premier League and EFL are still sorting through the details of future parachute payments, which are intended to soften the financial blow of being relegated.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 19 May 2026
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“Sort through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sort%20through. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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