sort through
phrasal 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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Congress still has mountains of details to sort through to finalize the president’s budget and tax cut agenda.
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Tracy Stone-Manning, Denver Post, 7 May 2025
The omission of the analytical section left readers to sort through the data for themselves.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 5 May 2025
The Blue Jays have leaned heavily on José Berríos, Kevin Gausman, Chris Bassitt and Bowden Francis to carry the load as the team sorts through fifth starter troubles.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 3 May 2025
There’s a lot of time for the Bears to sort through their options while waiting for incumbent left tackle Braxton Jones to return from ankle surgery.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
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Tracy Stone-Manning, Denver Post, 7 May 2025
The omission of the analytical section left readers to sort through the data for themselves.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 5 May 2025
The Blue Jays have leaned heavily on José Berríos, Kevin Gausman, Chris Bassitt and Bowden Francis to carry the load as the team sorts through fifth starter troubles.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 3 May 2025
There’s a lot of time for the Bears to sort through their options while waiting for incumbent left tackle Braxton Jones to return from ankle surgery.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Sort through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sort%20through. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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