sorted

past tense of sort
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Recent Examples of sorted There are plenty of real estate scenarios to walk through that have yet to be sorted. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026 At the pupae stage, they can be easily sorted into piles of males and females. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 The result, after 20-some years of maps built that way, is a picture of the country that looks more neatly sorted than the electorate actually is. — Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026 Inevitably, much of that knowledge was still undigested and poorly sorted; as a result the planet, viewed from Europe, must have seemed a rather impressionistic and formless place. — Ian Tattersall, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026 The majority of the time in my life, other more pressing and practical life matters present themselves to be sorted, managed, resolved, etc. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026 At the end of each run, the atoms that landed in one of the interferometer’s two exits were sorted by the phase accumulated by the falling path. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026 Denials got sorted by whether the practice could control them. — Thomas Thayyil Thomas, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Traditional recycling can require waste to be transported significant distances before it can be sorted and processed. — Brian Unger, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorted
Verb
  • Technically, there were humans throughout this process, yet according to CNN, the error still travelled remarkably far.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The bra top style featured rhinestone adornments and a singular strap that traveled down the length of Larsson’s waist.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The timing of the payments corresponded with unusual shifts in Netanyahu’s policies.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The change’s size corresponded to the photon’s energy, which allowed the team to make highly precise measurements.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Journalists are protected under international law CPJ said obituaries for Hamas and other militants released after the October 2025 ceasefire deal identified fighters who the rights group had previously classified as journalists.
    — Joseph Krauss, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Seventeen state positions classified as government operations consultants and 11 more as management consultants followed, most from the same field offices.
    — Sharmila Venkatasubban, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The team measured 13 rare earth elements, including cerium, ytterbium and lanthanum, and examined whether exposure was associated with birth outcomes.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The plan assigns Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom continued responsibility at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, including fuel and maintenance support for Unit 1 and continuing construction work associated with Units 2 and 3.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The rally coincided with Bitcoin’s brief move above $87,000, a level not seen since January, as the broader crypto market advanced.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The lawn’s closure, which usually happens in the winter, coincided with peak fall foliage-viewing season, putting a prime spot for autumn leaf lovers off limits.
    — Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Mirroring the general population, rural voters ranked healthcare costs and gas prices as top economic worries.
    — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The Star-Telegram ranked them from most surprising to least surprising.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The masa must then be mixed with fat, broth and salt and aerated to achieve the right consistency before the tamales can be assembled, carefully wrapped and cooked.
    — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The concept for the menu is built around classic melts mixed with Southern soul food flavors.
    — Justin Brown, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As one of the three colorways that conformed with the NBA’s uniform regulations, the sneaker is rendered primarily in white.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • That dwarfed the offerings of Morocco, which had no existing stadiums that conformed to tournament specifications and would need to spend upwards of $15 billion to prepare for a World Cup.
    — Kevin Baxter Follow June 7, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026

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“Sorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorted. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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