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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Charged with sorting through 2,129 images from more than 500 people, judges have named their shortlist of 100 pictures vying for prizes in the 2026 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year (AGNPOTY) competition.
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New Atlas, 21 June 2026
Empty the mailbox before leaving on a trip, and be sure to sort through mail that's been piling up.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2026
The underlying songwriting is impulsive, but many tracks adopt a deliberately sedate mood or sort through dense clusters of cut-up loops, and Alfa’s spatialization gives the album a pallor that can resemble brain fog.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
On Sunday, June 7, the Kylie Cosmetics founder shared an Instagram Stories image of her 8-year-old daughter sitting on her bed wearing a baby pink wig while sorting through her Pokémon cards.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
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New Atlas, 21 June 2026
Empty the mailbox before leaving on a trip, and be sure to sort through mail that's been piling up.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2026
The underlying songwriting is impulsive, but many tracks adopt a deliberately sedate mood or sort through dense clusters of cut-up loops, and Alfa’s spatialization gives the album a pallor that can resemble brain fog.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
On Sunday, June 7, the Kylie Cosmetics founder shared an Instagram Stories image of her 8-year-old daughter sitting on her bed wearing a baby pink wig while sorting through her Pokémon cards.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
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“Sort through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sort%20through. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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