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as in traveled
to come or be together as friends
you should be careful about whom you sort with
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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
Marlins games on national TV The national TV partners are sorted alphabetically below, with the main days for MLB action listed.
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Takashi Williams, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Ballots were sorted into separate precinct boxes rather than a single box, and vote-scanning machines were not used at polling locations, as the Democrats did.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
For both the European and intercontinental routes, the remaining teams have been sorted into single-elimination brackets that will determine qualification.
—José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
Of the material that is collected, only a fraction is sorted for recycling, with most still directed toward landfill, incineration or export — generally to the global south for resale or reuse.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 23 Mar. 2026
Once the big bags are all sorted, the focus shifts to the smaller details.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
The group appeared to be sorted into four teams managed by captains who docked workers’ salaries by $1 per mistake made on applications or for incorrect roles.
—Lisa Cavazuti, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
With recipes like these in the mix, consider your spring side dish needs officially sorted.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
Fruit is hand-harvested and meticulously sorted in small lots, preserving freshness and precision before fermentation even begins.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026
Takashi Williams, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Ballots were sorted into separate precinct boxes rather than a single box, and vote-scanning machines were not used at polling locations, as the Democrats did.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
For both the European and intercontinental routes, the remaining teams have been sorted into single-elimination brackets that will determine qualification.
—José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
Of the material that is collected, only a fraction is sorted for recycling, with most still directed toward landfill, incineration or export — generally to the global south for resale or reuse.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 23 Mar. 2026
Once the big bags are all sorted, the focus shifts to the smaller details.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
The group appeared to be sorted into four teams managed by captains who docked workers’ salaries by $1 per mistake made on applications or for incorrect roles.
—Lisa Cavazuti, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
With recipes like these in the mix, consider your spring side dish needs officially sorted.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
Fruit is hand-harvested and meticulously sorted in small lots, preserving freshness and precision before fermentation even begins.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorted
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One of those bullets traveled into Minugh's home.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Flanagan traveled to postwar Japan to help develop a child welfare program.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Ross, who was 7 when Wilkens was arrested, had corresponded with her aunt since elementary school.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Courses of fluoroquinolones, which are often prescribed for urinary tract infections and respiratory infections, and flucloxacillin, which is mainly prescribed for Staphylococcus aureus infections, both corresponded to an average of about 20 fewer species.—
Lori Youmshajekian,
Scientific American,
11 Mar. 2026
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The past flu season, which the CDC classified as highly severe for children, killed more than a hundred kids.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
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How it’s reassembled can depend on how it’s labeled and classified in the mind.—
Eric Boodman,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
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Jerry Lewis was the executive director of the 1901 Community Implementation Committee, which helps coordinate project updates, community engagement and leadership connections associated with the 1901 Project, according to the committee’s website.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Zheng was identified through information associated with the cell phone used to make the 911 call, surveillance video, and other evidence, officials said.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Ralph Waldo period also coincided with what Ballgame has described as a prolonged period of depression.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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Yet the graphic below shows a 10-game average of Palace’s direct attacks per game — as a proxy of counter-attacking — and indicates a sharp drop-off around the time of that 2-1 defeat by Sunderland, a match that coincided with the sale of Guehi.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Nationally, the Charlotte area ranked 22 out of 387 for single year growth.—
John Marks,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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Consider their minor-league system was ranked 29th or a dead-last 30th by all baseball publications before Peter Bendix’s first season as president of baseball operations in 2024.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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His relied heavily on his four-seam fastball, but mixed in the rest of his arsenal — the slider (18 times), changeup (10 times), sweeper (nine times), curveball (eight times) and cutter (five times) — to keep opponents off balanced.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The participants started with a lower dose, which came as a gray powder mixed into hot water.—
Natalia V. Osipova,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Sharpe said traditionally French cuisine has been looked at as the standard, and chefs have conformed to fit that standard.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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Martin highlighted the findings, which mostly conformed to his expectations but still surprised him in the magnitude of the angst over the work situationship.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Sorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorted. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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