sorted (through)

past tense of sort (through)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorted (through)
Verb
  • After recapturing Jerusalem’s Holy Temple, which had been converted into a place of idol worship, the website says, the Maccabees searched for pure oil with which to light the Temple menorah.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The class of 2024 eagerly searched for jobs in Houston, Atlanta, Charlotte and Dallas — cities that aren’t as large or expensive as New York and San Francisco.
    Christine Y. Cruzvergara, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Merlin founded the Perpetual Path Foundation, whose goal is to create quality financial education content for students.
    William Jones, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • Linklater founded the Austin Film Society in 1985, a nonprofit dedicated to helping support filmmakers and their projects.
    Zoe Hewitt, Variety, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • Diamant and Kafka combed the park for it to no avail.
    Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Even better, the researchers at GreenLight Biosciences combed through bioinformatic databases to find just the right gene to disrupt to avoid collateral damage to honeybees and other harmless species.
    Andrew Rosenblum, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Sorted (through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorted%20%28through%29. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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