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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While that lawsuit was pending, Murkerson says his car’s license plate was searched multiple times in the Flock system.

— Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
The company at the center of the probe was not identified, but its premises in Romania and several homes were searched.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

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The sisters also founded fashion accessories label Dannijo in 2008, expanding into sports with DannijoPro.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Trump posted a video Thursday night that directly called El-Sayed a member of the group, which was founded in Egypt; his administration has designated chapters as terrorist organizations.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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Authorities install a chip that is scanned by machines along federal highways.

— Steve Fisher Special Correspondent Follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Researchers gathered 62 people who had never taken a psychedelic before, gave them 19 milligrams of psilocybin, a common psychedelic found in certain fungi, and scanned their brains.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026

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In designing the collection, Zankov combed Banana Republic’s archives and selected pieces to reinterpret with his own signature elements including unexpected color and patchwork construction.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Lojo and a colleague combed through some corridors, looking for clients who might have nestled in remote areas.

— Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

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