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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Reuters reported Thursday that Comcast had hired bankers from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to sort through a potential bid for some of WBD’s assets.
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Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Among the most distinctive styles—all of which are handmade in France by an Hermès alum—is the Nox clutch, which features a stainless-steel-link strap inspired by a watch bracelet that Chande discovered while sorting through her grandparents’ family heirlooms with her cousins.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2025
Adelaida holes up in her mother’s apartment, unable to bring herself to pack up or even sort through her things, ignoring the banging and shouting from the street below.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
The next couple months were spent sorting through Steve’s items and realizing, my god, this is enormous.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2025
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Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Among the most distinctive styles—all of which are handmade in France by an Hermès alum—is the Nox clutch, which features a stainless-steel-link strap inspired by a watch bracelet that Chande discovered while sorting through her grandparents’ family heirlooms with her cousins.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2025
Adelaida holes up in her mother’s apartment, unable to bring herself to pack up or even sort through her things, ignoring the banging and shouting from the street below.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
The next couple months were spent sorting through Steve’s items and realizing, my god, this is enormous.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Sort through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sort%20through. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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