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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Off the coast of Malaysia, trawlers hauled in their nets and sorted through the catch.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Has One Glaring Weakness to Address Head coach Raheem Morris and offensive line coach Dwayne Ledford now have to sort through several options.
—Cecil Merkerson Iii, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Right, Lakeita Williams on Saturday sorts through a collection of photos taken in the period immediately following the storm.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
Hours later, coach Ben Johnson remained aggravated, still sorting through how to deal with his discouragement over a frustrating first quarter.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Has One Glaring Weakness to Address Head coach Raheem Morris and offensive line coach Dwayne Ledford now have to sort through several options.
—Cecil Merkerson Iii, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Right, Lakeita Williams on Saturday sorts through a collection of photos taken in the period immediately following the storm.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
Hours later, coach Ben Johnson remained aggravated, still sorting through how to deal with his discouragement over a frustrating first quarter.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Sort through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sort%20through. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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