SORTED (THROUGH) Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

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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Swimming was suspended while officials searched for sharks and other dangerous marine life.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Her doctors searched for ways to manage her stress by exposing her to various activities, including video games, serene Icelandic landscapes and an aerial silks performance.

— Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of searched

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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

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His site checks the popular campgrounds every 12 seconds for cancellations while less popular campgrounds are scanned often but less frequently.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Before long, the crowd joined the thousands of other fans lining up eagerly lining up to have their tickets scanned.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

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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

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