sorted (through)

verb

past tense of sort (through)
as in searched
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something I sorted through the pile of magazines until I found the article I was looking for

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorted (through)
  1. searched
  2. found
  3. scanned
  4. combed
Verb
  • Realizing that there was potentially a shooter on the run, Bagley reviewed surveillance footage and searched for more evidence, later finding a shoe print near the northeast side of the building.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • In the period that elapsed between the shooting and when police officers searched Langs’ car, there was time for a gun to disappear, Lowthorp asserted.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026
Definition of searched
Verb
  • Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 10 July 2026
  • Nguyen founded Vintage Modern, formerly known as Vintage Broncos, to wrap classic car veneers around the latest vehicle undercarriages.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of found
Verb
  • After 90 days the squid were removed from the tanks and euthanized, and their brains were scanned using magnetic resonance imaging.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 July 2026
  • Armed with a basket and a stick, her keen eyes scanned the damp, leafy undergrowth.
    — Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 9 July 2026
Definition of scanned
Verb
  • Jarvaise, wearing black shades, his shoulder-length hair combed back, sits slouched at the lower center of Taylor’s glowing, yellow canvas.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, her fringe was combed off to one side of her forehead above a classic, sparkly smoky eye and winged liner.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
Definition of combed
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“Sorted (through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorted%20%28through%29. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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