1
as in traveling
to come or be together as friends
you should be careful about whom you sort with
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2
as in corresponding
to be in agreement on every point
that doesn't sort with what you said the last time
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3
as in classifying
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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Recent Examples of sorting
The same facility that employs workers sorting packages before sunrise is testing the technology that may eventually change what that shift looks like entirely.
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Rey Covarrubias Jr, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Residents could have to take on such tasks as staffing doors, sorting packages, mopping hallways, sweeping sidewalks and hauling trash to the curb.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
That starts with sorting and finding the right laundry detergent for the job and your washing machine.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Her ascent is not pulling conservative media in a single direction so much as forcing a sorting mechanism.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
Piech’s experience suggests that Sora videos could activate spatial memory, meaning that Sora videos also tripped up the brain’s more fundamental systems for sorting real from imagined.
—Tim Requarth, Longreads, 9 Apr. 2026
Her then 10-year-old stepsister went to visit other family on the property to get help with homework, and Athena was supposed to be sorting laundry in her room.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Finally, since sorting and folding clothes is also an important part of laundry day, incorporating plenty of counter space also essential, Gorelick adds.
—Lindsey Mather, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026
However, in a February report, Nvidia said incorporating more than 20,000 hours of first-person videos into robot training improved the success rate of tasks like rolling T-shirts, sorting playing cards, unscrewing bottle caps and using a syringe, by more than 50%.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Rey Covarrubias Jr, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Residents could have to take on such tasks as staffing doors, sorting packages, mopping hallways, sweeping sidewalks and hauling trash to the curb.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
That starts with sorting and finding the right laundry detergent for the job and your washing machine.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Her ascent is not pulling conservative media in a single direction so much as forcing a sorting mechanism.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
Piech’s experience suggests that Sora videos could activate spatial memory, meaning that Sora videos also tripped up the brain’s more fundamental systems for sorting real from imagined.
—Tim Requarth, Longreads, 9 Apr. 2026
Her then 10-year-old stepsister went to visit other family on the property to get help with homework, and Athena was supposed to be sorting laundry in her room.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Finally, since sorting and folding clothes is also an important part of laundry day, incorporating plenty of counter space also essential, Gorelick adds.
—Lindsey Mather, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026
However, in a February report, Nvidia said incorporating more than 20,000 hours of first-person videos into robot training improved the success rate of tasks like rolling T-shirts, sorting playing cards, unscrewing bottle caps and using a syringe, by more than 50%.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorting
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If the bill passes, anyone who wants to ride an e-bike or e-moto capable of traveling over 28 mph would be required to have a driver’s license, title, registration and insurance.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Soleimanpour wrote the play while he was forbidden from travelling outside Iran.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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In a corresponding move, the club recalled utilityman Nick Loftin from Triple-A Omaha.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2026
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Today, visitors can explore the house and corresponding art museum as well as the gardens and outbuildings, many of which have been repurposed into retail spaces.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2026
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Whether the law survives looming legal challenges—rooted in a 1933 state Supreme Court ruling classifying income as property—remains an open question.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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By classifying sports betting as a public health issue and imposing rigid federal standards, the proposal also significantly limits the autonomy of the states, which have been primarily responsible for the legalization and regulation of this sector since 2018.—
Cláudia Nunes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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The British royal family seems to be trying really hard to distance itself from the Epstein scandal, and part of that involves the King and the major players not associating themselves with Andrew or Fergie again.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
14 Apr. 2026
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Each embedding — a way of associating each point on the sphere to a point within the flag variety — can be defined by a polynomial equation.—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
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Their first album together, Celia & Johnny, cemented Cruz as the all-time salsa queen, coinciding with her vocal peak.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2026
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Such extreme pessimism has historically acted as a contrarian indicator for markets, Hartnett said, with prior lows in sentiment coinciding with key turning points for equities, including in October 2023 and April 2025.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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Alejandro Boyco, a researcher at the Institute of Peruvian Studies, said the Senate will appoint and sanction high-ranking officials, including the country’s ombudsman, Constitutional Court members and some central bank directors.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Engel served as ranking member and chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the final years of his tenure.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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With eight minutes left in the contest, Kempe bonked Cale Makar in the back of the head, then went to the box for mixing it up with captain Gabe Landeskog, who came to Makar’s defense, shortly thereafter.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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And really got to that and did a nice job of mixing the four-seamer, the two-seamer.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Instead of imitating other instruments and conforming to conventional musical ideas, Buchla (and Ciani) set out to create a paradigm based on harnessing the flow of electricity itself.—
Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
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Trustees displayed the transgender flag on the dais as Chanise Hendrix, the district’s LGBTQ support services coordinator, gave a presentation about the past and future of SCUSD’s efforts to protect trans and non-gender conforming students and staff.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Sorting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorting. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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