1
as in traveled
to come or be together as friends
you should be careful about whom you sort with
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2
as in corresponded
to be in agreement on every point
that doesn't sort with what you said the last time
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3
as in classified
to arrange or assign according to type
sorted the mail into bills to be paid and junk to be thrown out
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Recent Examples of sorted
The set also includes two packing cubes to help keep clothes or accessories sorted.
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Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
An unaltered shuffle machine contains cameras that alert the casino, dealer, or house if a card is missing and ensures the deck is correctly sorted, according to Piacente.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Once sequenced, the scientists sorted the DNA results for disease-causing bacteria.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2025
First, the group purchased grocery store chicken eggs and sorted their parts into eggshells, eggshell membranes, and the whites and yolks.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
Laundry can be sorted in many ways, but Stein likes to start with color, then go by material (if needed).
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Modern technology allows video crews to filter every play from every game into endless buckets — sorted among run plays, pass plays, down and distance, red zone, etc.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Once the hands-on experience was sorted, Bond says the Xbox team’s next call was to Microsoft’s PC department.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Those concerns have caused some park advocates to recommend all parks with a reduction in force be closed until federal funding is sorted.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
An unaltered shuffle machine contains cameras that alert the casino, dealer, or house if a card is missing and ensures the deck is correctly sorted, according to Piacente.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Once sequenced, the scientists sorted the DNA results for disease-causing bacteria.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2025
First, the group purchased grocery store chicken eggs and sorted their parts into eggshells, eggshell membranes, and the whites and yolks.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
Laundry can be sorted in many ways, but Stein likes to start with color, then go by material (if needed).
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Modern technology allows video crews to filter every play from every game into endless buckets — sorted among run plays, pass plays, down and distance, red zone, etc.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Once the hands-on experience was sorted, Bond says the Xbox team’s next call was to Microsoft’s PC department.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Those concerns have caused some park advocates to recommend all parks with a reduction in force be closed until federal funding is sorted.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorted
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In November 1934, Italy traveled to London to play England, a meeting of the world champion and the team that believed itself the best in the world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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From January through September, more than 18,100 migrants have traveled on boats from Panama to Colombia, according to Panama's National Migration Service.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Morelli also corresponded with the man obtaining the videos for him and asked that the torture of the animals be prolonged in subsequent videos, according to a copy of the indictment filed in the case and obtained by PEOPLE.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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For this study, researchers analyzed data from 770 young, healthy adults to examine how certain aspects of their health and performance corresponded to different attributes of their sleep.—
Emma Loewe,
Outside,
15 Oct. 2025
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Forecasters had also considered Sherrill the front-runner—Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball classified the race as Leans Democratic.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Composed of elements like proteins, fatty lipids, and sugars, the yeast biomass remaining after alcohol and drug production is typically classified as a byproduct or waste.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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In a live video, Khan indicated that there is a rich history with the National Championship, extending back to the days of Georgia Wrestling, which Schiavone was associated with.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The unique nature of the high-profile case, which garnered worldwide attention, also could lend itself to moneymaking opportunities for those associated with it, Hippler said.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Nov. 2025
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Xi’s and Lee’s banter coincided with hints of warming relations between the two Asian nations.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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During his tumultuous decade as part of the Disney empire, which coincided with the rise in Marvel’s Avengers cinematic universe as a box office juggernaut, Perlmutter famously was at odds with the studio’s creative team.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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That’s also the last time the Commodores were ranked in the top 10.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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He is currently ranked 22nd in the Schwab Cup standings.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Oct. 2025
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Prospectors may also find gold mixed in with mineral deposits and ores in Irion, Taylor, Uvalde, Howard and Williamson counties.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
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Some cleaning products can damage the glass of your screens when mixed with alcohol, but disinfecting wipes with 70% alcohol have been deemed safe to use and won’t cause damage.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
3 Nov. 2025
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The famous Stanford Prison Experiment by Zimbardo revealed how quickly people conformed to roles of power or submission, often at the expense of empathy and fairness.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Columbia, Brown, and the University of Pennsylvania have made deals with the Administration to restore their funding, and other universities have conformed to what the Administration seems to want in order to avoid becoming targets themselves.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Sorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorted. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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