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
Using mass spectrometry, researchers sorted 700 groups of lipid molecules found in the blood.
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
But Apple will be keen to get this sorted before the next Apple Watch Series 11 and Apple Watch Ultra 3 release date in the coming days — read this for when they’re expected.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Rashford’s registration was sorted after Barca executives agreed to put their personal wealth at risk as part of a €7m bank guarantee.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 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
The current testing measurements have multiple performance levels for students to be sorted into, which are categories of score ranges on the state assessment.
—Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
The analysis took the five top jobs for each personality category and sorted them by salary.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Investments in cutting-edge technology are key to ensure information is both accurate and properly sorted to what is most relevant to the mission.
—Ann Wagner, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
That’s because the voting electorate is more geographically sorted between the parties.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2025
Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
But Apple will be keen to get this sorted before the next Apple Watch Series 11 and Apple Watch Ultra 3 release date in the coming days — read this for when they’re expected.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Rashford’s registration was sorted after Barca executives agreed to put their personal wealth at risk as part of a €7m bank guarantee.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 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
The current testing measurements have multiple performance levels for students to be sorted into, which are categories of score ranges on the state assessment.
—Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
The analysis took the five top jobs for each personality category and sorted them by salary.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Investments in cutting-edge technology are key to ensure information is both accurate and properly sorted to what is most relevant to the mission.
—Ann Wagner, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
That’s because the voting electorate is more geographically sorted between the parties.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorted
Verb
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The coroner’s office said the vehicle corresponded with 2024 reports of a missing person.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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For this next installment in a long-running series of interviews with contemporary poets, Peter Mishler corresponded with Sasha Debevec-McKenney.—
Peter Mishler
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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After recently being told by the state officials that her personalized license plate was revoked because it is not classified as free speech, a Tennessee woman is appealing the decision to the United States Supreme Court.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
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Students who take the assessment are classified into one of four performance levels, with level four being the highest.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The information could include flight logs, names associated with criminal activities, civil settlements, immunity or plea agreements.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The warning forecasts sustained surface winds, or frequent gusts, in the range of 34 knots (39 mph) to 47 knots (54 mph), either predicted or occurring, and not directly associated with a tropical cyclone, the NWS glossary explains.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The introduction of the frothy topping coincided with the rising popularity of iced coffee and other cold drinks, which have overtaken Starbucks' hot beverage orders, no matter the season.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Wings have slipped to the league's worst record, a fall that coincided with the Connecticut Sun's strong surge in August.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In 2007, Kansas was picked to play in the Orange Bowl over Mizzou, even though the Tigers were ranked higher and had won the head-to-head matchup in the final week of the regular season.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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His 151 carries ranked sixth, while his 631 rushing yards ranked seventh.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The season’s most important series, once again When the New York Yankees travelled to Toronto for Canada Day, the four games sat as the biggest series of the season to that point.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The district attorney’s office said McNulty had traveled to or lived in the Philippines, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska and Virginia.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
4 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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Courtesy of the artist and Le Random Bauman joined an existing team conformed by CEO thefunnyguys and CFO/COO Zack Taylor, who head the company’s operations and strategic planning.—
Ana María Caballero,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Half of the miscellaneous productions also blew their budgets though they aren't grouped under one franchise.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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War-naming conventions There are a number of different ways in which wars are named, but they can be broadly grouped around place, participants or time.—
Esther Brito Ruiz,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Sorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorted. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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