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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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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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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
Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2026
The details surrounding the allegations are the sort that elicit smirks as the initial reaction.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
While chances are these organizations will accept everything and sort it out later, not everything can actually be donated for resale and may need to be thrown away or recycled instead.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The novel, lightly plotted, didn’t cry out for a sequel, but Martin’s new Down Time (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) offers a continuation of sorts (in mood at least).
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2026
The details surrounding the allegations are the sort that elicit smirks as the initial reaction.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
That makes the task of sorting wheat from chaff much more time-consuming for editors and referees, and also more technically difficult.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
While chances are these organizations will accept everything and sort it out later, not everything can actually be donated for resale and may need to be thrown away or recycled instead.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
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The experiment is that AI is being made available nationally and globally, which is purported to provide mental health guidance of one kind or another.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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New York City nurses on strike headed back to the bargaining table Thursday with hospital administrators to try to bring an end to the city's biggest walkout of its kind in decades.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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The bill would also require businesses that sell delivery goods, such as grocery delivery providers or DoorDash, to list a comparison of the delivery price versus the regular price if the goods were to be bought in-person at the store.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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If those extra months incur large public healthcare costs, or if that person’s continued life means one’s great grandchildren receive a substantially smaller bequest, those factors typically aren’t reflected in the patient’s personal willingness to pay.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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It’s trickled down to the regular professional player, to guys ranked 40 or 50 in the world.—
Patrick McEnroe,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Projects more as a slot guy at the next level and may need to show his ability to be impactful at multiple positions to move up the draft board.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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Their solid color range has a lovely mix of earthy hues, and the brand has been releasing more and more patterns, from stripes to florals.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
23 Jan. 2026
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The shoe is thin, lightweight, breathable, and chic, even featuring a shiny silver stripe that adds a bit of personality.—
Kate Tully Ellsworth,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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Martinez and another man were charged in October with assault with a deadly weapon, accused of following the agents' vehicles and initiating the collision with Exum's SUV that led to the shooting on Chicago's south side.—
James Hill,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Pretti was shot while agents were evidently seeking to detain a man, Jose Huerta-Chuma, whom Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino said had an extensive criminal record including domestic assault.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2026
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Combs collects his milestone twenty-fifth top 10 success on the Country Streaming Songs chart, and just his fifth on the all-genre Streaming Songs tally.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Addiction, and the opioid crisis, has been well-documented on screen but Meeks and his Union County team bring something fresh to the genre courtesy of the real-life participants of the Ohio drug court and its presiding judge, all of whom appear throughout.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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Multiple royal watchers have claimed the prince has struggled to move beyond the fallout of his dramatic exit from royal life six years ago, citing professional setbacks and lingering personal tensions.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Years of reading ensued—books on art history, women in art, and Marina’s life and work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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The updates mark Google’s push toward an agentic web, where browsers do more than display pages and instead help users get things done faster.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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These are the signature Big Think dialogues that slow things down, ditch the script, and reveal how great minds actually think.—
Daphne Koller,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Sort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sort. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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