1
as in travelled
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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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
This cool temperature is an incentive that keeps the fish fresher before heading to the processing plant where they are sorted.
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Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Bobba had sorted people with a Social Security number by age and found more than 12 million over 120 years old still listed in the agency’s data.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
Most of his Hailey songs can be sorted into long-winded apologies or lusty worship tracks, but this one is almost more of a mission statement.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The group then sorted the data to find the cities and stores with the largest jackpot winnings to determine which were the luckiest.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The objectionable verbiage is sorted into categories, with explanations and descriptions.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
That’s Marc Skinner’s team talk sorted nine months in advance.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Using mass spectrometry, researchers sorted 700 groups of lipid molecules found in the blood.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
All the data was collected as of July 14, 2025, and sorted to show the city with the highest overall livability score.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2025
Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Bobba had sorted people with a Social Security number by age and found more than 12 million over 120 years old still listed in the agency’s data.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
Most of his Hailey songs can be sorted into long-winded apologies or lusty worship tracks, but this one is almost more of a mission statement.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The group then sorted the data to find the cities and stores with the largest jackpot winnings to determine which were the luckiest.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The objectionable verbiage is sorted into categories, with explanations and descriptions.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
That’s Marc Skinner’s team talk sorted nine months in advance.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Using mass spectrometry, researchers sorted 700 groups of lipid molecules found in the blood.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
All the data was collected as of July 14, 2025, and sorted to show the city with the highest overall livability score.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorted
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This corresponded with a demographic shift for the blues, which fell out of favor with young Black audiences, who were turning to new funk and soul sounds, just as young white people were embracing it.—
Todd Longwell,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
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But, does that mean that the industrial giant’s embrace of AI has corresponded with a 20% reduction in that team’s workforce?—
John Kell,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Pears and apples also each have a low glycemic index (GI), classified at 55 or less.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
23 Sep. 2025
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This shift has left over 2 million young men now classified as NEET—meaning not in employment, education, or training—with average student debt nearing $40,000.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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The spending watchdog agency echoed its 2019 criticism of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a lack of oversight of administrative costs associated with state initiatives approved in the name of Medicaid reform.—
Margaret Coker,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
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There are a fair few brands associated with a multitude of clubs that might leave a sour taste, depending on your disposition, but footballers are fairly limited in their ability to do much about it.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Notably, the latest debate over TikTok coincided with China’s national cybersecurity week, held on Sept 15-21.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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The president's remarks coincided with Climate Week where businesses, world officials, scientists and non-profit organizations have gathered in New York to discuss climate change efforts in conjunction with general assembly meetings.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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As accolades continue to come Michigan’s way as a popular destination for travelers — a recent USA Today poll ranked Mackinac Island in northern Michigan as the top spot in the nation to visit for fall — the state’s Pure Michigan campaign is airing nationally, touting the Great Lakes State.—
Carol Cain,
Freep.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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In a separate measure, Florida ranked 30th nationwide for how well student borrowers are able to repay loans.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Police tracked Travis Decker's truck and learned the vehicle had traveled west on Highway 2 from Wenatchee on May 30.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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When the president traveled to New York to address the United Nations he was beset by a series of embarrassing technical malfunctions.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
25 Sep. 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
Verb
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In the Sacramento area, the state’s independent redistricting commission has typically grouped Asian communities in Elk Grove and Sacramento’s Pocket, Florin and Lemon Hill neighborhoods together.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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For larger organizations, sequencing migration into logical waves—grouped by business function, data sensitivity or technical dependencies—is essential.—
Carl D'Halluin,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Sorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorted. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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