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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Earlier in the year, the pressure to score compounded as players searched for the big hit every time.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Earlier this month, five armed men carrying machine guns invaded their land, threatened families and searched for their main leaders.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026

Definition of searched

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Music, mentorship & the main stage One of the defining aspects of the festival is its connection to Art as Mentorship, the nonprofit Chi founded after years of touring with Making Movies.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
The life and career of Giorgio Armani is set to be the subject of a high-end TV series produced by Italy’s Lux Vide, which is collaborating with the fashion house founded by the iconic designer known for his close ties to Hollywood.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 30 July 2026

Definition of found

Verb

Anthropic also purchased millions of print copies in bulk, stripped the books’ bindings and made scanned digital copies that were used to train Claude.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
The Addiction Hiding Behind ‘Getting Even’ Neuroscientists have scanned the brains of people who experience a grievance and then have a chance at payback.

— Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of scanned

Verb

Investigators combed through the DNA and paper trail genealogy research to fill gaps in Bradley’s family tree, from newspaper and social media records to genetic analysis.

— Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Helicopters, airplanes and fishing vessels combed a roughly 1,000-square-mile area.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

Definition of combed

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