1
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
All restaurants and food trucks listed below have been sorted by city.
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
The analysis took the five top jobs for each personality category and sorted them by salary.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Profiles are sorted by the last time the doula updated his or her calendar, so the doulas at the top of the list are often the most active on the platform.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
Ahead, the best leave-in conditioners for curly hair—sorted by curl type and concern—for breakage, frizz, low porosity, and more.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2025
Organizers plan to expand effort in 2026 Hundreds of dollars' worth of food has already been sorted and packed.
—Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
The resumes will then be sorted and matched to different agencies.
—Georgia Hall, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Building under pressure The company initially built robots that sorted boxes, but the business wasn’t scaling.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025
The data can be sorted by legislative districts, school districts and counties to make the findings more relevant to different audiences.
—Matthew W. Kreuter, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
The analysis took the five top jobs for each personality category and sorted them by salary.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Profiles are sorted by the last time the doula updated his or her calendar, so the doulas at the top of the list are often the most active on the platform.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
Ahead, the best leave-in conditioners for curly hair—sorted by curl type and concern—for breakage, frizz, low porosity, and more.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2025
Organizers plan to expand effort in 2026 Hundreds of dollars' worth of food has already been sorted and packed.
—Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
The resumes will then be sorted and matched to different agencies.
—Georgia Hall, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Building under pressure The company initially built robots that sorted boxes, but the business wasn’t scaling.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025
The data can be sorted by legislative districts, school districts and counties to make the findings more relevant to different audiences.
—Matthew W. Kreuter, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 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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The younger Jackson told me that Greene had chatted with his father during his swearing-in, and the two subsequently corresponded.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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The team only used each frog once, and paired them with the hornet species that corresponded to their size.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 Dec. 2025
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As a result of this change, Puma United will be classified as a discontinued operation in the company’s financial reporting from November 2025 onwards.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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Every call to 211 is classified by the need of the caller, such as shelter, rent, utilities or food – each of which has its own code.—
Matthew W. Kreuter,
CNN Money,
8 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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But their arrival has coincided with a spike in housing prices, which has squeezed many locals out of the market.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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The rapper’s homecoming coincided with Montana’s 41st birthday.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
9 Nov. 2025
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Then, amid the noise, athletic director Chris McIntosh jolted the fan base by declaring that Fickell would return in 2026 — even as the Badgers sat 2-6 with an offense ranked 134th of 136 nationally.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Personal services, child care and education ranked at the top for satisfaction.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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And the base has vanilla bean absolute from Madagascar, mixed with benzoin resinoid and cistus absolute.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
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This solid resin, used to embalm the dead and as a painkiller (mixed with wine), poignantly foreshadowed Jesus' sacrificial destiny.—
Nadia Cantú,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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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 7 Jan. 2026.
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