1
as in kind
a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common
I prefer jackets with zippers to the sort that close with buttons
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2
as in person
a member of the human race
he's a decent sort
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as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
sorted the mail into bills to be paid and junk to be thrown out
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2
as in to travel
to come or be together as friends
you should be careful about whom you sort with
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as in to correspond
to be in agreement on every point
that doesn't sort with what you said the last time
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as in to search
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 sort
Ekow Eshun
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
Viewing the team’s three-year stint here as an audition of sorts, officials have pondered if the local enthusiasm for baseball could help prove the Sacramento region as a welcome home for MLB.
—Sacbee.com, 10 July 2025
Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2025
The researchers then ran fitness tests on the participants and randomly sorted them into two groups.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
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Noun
The Panther showed how the idea could also be understood as a gift—a superpower of sorts—that enables Black people to move freely between parallel, coexisting truths and realities.
—Ekow Eshun
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
Viewing the team’s three-year stint here as an audition of sorts, officials have pondered if the local enthusiasm for baseball could help prove the Sacramento region as a welcome home for MLB.
—Sacbee.com, 10 July 2025
Verb
Some people like to come back to fresh bedding, a tidy closet and an empty hamper so that everything from the trip can be dumped or sorted right away.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2025
The researchers then ran fitness tests on the participants and randomly sorted them into two groups.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sort
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The festival is the largest of its kind in the United States and is sponsored by the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin.—
Jane Tyska,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025
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Allegiant does not tolerate disruptive behavior of any kind.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Initial report: The intersection of Interstate 70 and North Post Road is closed as officials investigate a fatal crash that killed one person in east Indianapolis, Indianapolis police said.—
Matthew Cupelli,
IndyStar,
21 July 2025
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For every year before age 13 that a person acquired a smartphone, their mental health and well-being were likely to be lower, the study found.—
Kara Alaimo,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
Noun
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This -- Donald Trump should never have been hanging out with this guy and any other politician, any other human being.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 July 2025
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Our guys just competed and just really proud of the effort.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
20 July 2025
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The show also featured a regular segment on missing pets, in this case a dilute calico with a stripe down its nose.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
20 July 2025
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Researchers in Palm Beach County are trying to figure out if patterns, such as stripes on a zebra, affect how lions chase prey.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
17 July 2025
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The Wimbledon men's final between three-time Grand Slam winner Sinner and Alcaraz (a five-time Grand Slam champ) comes less than two months after Alcaraz stormed back from a huge deficit to win the French Open in five sets on June 8.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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In a post-Federer/Nadal era and with Novak Djokovic getting beat in straight sets by Sinner in back-to-back semifinals, this is the new showcase event in men’s tennis.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Among the genre’s most iconic titles is the hit TV drama The Bridge.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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On the genre level — literate folk rock, hard funk rock and moody power pop — this three-band bill shouldn’t work, but for those who remember the changing popular musical landscape of the late 1990s and early 2000s, this is a fun refresher course.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
12 July 2025
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Investigators say Craig began to carry out a plan to end his wife’s life one week before her first hospitalization.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
15 July 2025
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Quebrada’s upcoming film tells the story of a married woman, Cecilia, who faces silent grief after her lover’s sudden death, mourning in secret amid normal life.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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Doing kind things for friends can be mutually beneficial.—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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Then, on June 12, she was awakened in the middle of the night and told to gather her things.—
Juwayriah Wright,
Time,
15 July 2025
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“Sort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sort. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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