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 culprit has been an increasingly popular feeling among investors that AI is sorting tech players into winners and losers.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
The team developed a penchant for sorting itself out through the regular season, then rising to the occasion in the playoffs.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Five minutes of sorting your meds into an efficient pill organizer saves space for far more important things (like an extra pair of shoes).
—Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
Recently, Tasic, a neuroscientist and genomicist at the Allen Institute for Brain Science, and her collaborators recruited artificial intelligence for the sorting and mapmaking effort.
—Amber Dance, Quanta Magazine, 9 Feb. 2026
The public scrutinized every business—the decor, the staff’s remarks—to figure out their stance on the pro-democracy movement, sorting them into categories for support or boycott.
—Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
The largest cost of sorting the duplication out would be the human cost, Williams said.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
Instead of indicating the date that mail was dropped into a mailbox or at a post office counter, a postmark will now reflect the date the envelope is first processed by a sorting machine.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Feb. 2026
The Charlotte Observer is committed to sorting fact from fiction regarding dangers on the public transportation system, with more reporting to come.
—Amber Gaudet
updated February 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
Tristan Bove, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
The team developed a penchant for sorting itself out through the regular season, then rising to the occasion in the playoffs.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Five minutes of sorting your meds into an efficient pill organizer saves space for far more important things (like an extra pair of shoes).
—Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
Recently, Tasic, a neuroscientist and genomicist at the Allen Institute for Brain Science, and her collaborators recruited artificial intelligence for the sorting and mapmaking effort.
—Amber Dance, Quanta Magazine, 9 Feb. 2026
The public scrutinized every business—the decor, the staff’s remarks—to figure out their stance on the pro-democracy movement, sorting them into categories for support or boycott.
—Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
The largest cost of sorting the duplication out would be the human cost, Williams said.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
Instead of indicating the date that mail was dropped into a mailbox or at a post office counter, a postmark will now reflect the date the envelope is first processed by a sorting machine.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Feb. 2026
The Charlotte Observer is committed to sorting fact from fiction regarding dangers on the public transportation system, with more reporting to come.
—Amber Gaudet
updated February 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorting
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The weather service said residents should use caution when traveling outside during the freeze warning as temperatures could drop low enough to cause frostbite or hypothermia with prolonged exposure.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Advancing your education, traveling more, or making friends outside of your typical circle could all be on the horizon.—
Maressa Brown,
InStyle,
20 Feb. 2026
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Each dinner will have a theme and corresponding pasta dish, along with a standard menu for all six Fridays.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Requiring that new data centers demonstrate no corresponding price increase on utility ratepayers before being issued the necessary permits and zoning approvals forces innovation.—
Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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This means OpenAI is essentially classifying the model as capable enough at coding to potentially facilitate significant cyber harm, especially if automated or used at scale.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Young Women’s Leadership Academy has students in grades 6-12 and has an 85% minority population, with 65% of total students classifying as Hispanic and 20% as African-American.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2026
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This rhetoric is employed to justify the state taking life, by associating the dead with national villainy.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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This result is likely because of stereotypes associating Asian American students with higher GPAs and Black students with lower GPAs.—
Kenji Yoshino,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Since 2020-21, there has been a drop in the share of moderate- and high-pressure open-play goals from outside the penalty area, coinciding with an increase in the rate of low-pressure goals.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The first date is June 11, coinciding with the World Cup’s opening match in Mexico City.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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Whether you’re headed out for dinner, planning a picnic or just grabbing a last-minute card, here’s what to know about the holiday — Austin keeps ranking as one of the best places to celebrate.—
Katey Psencik,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Feb. 2026
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Many higher-ranking staff started in the program and now help others.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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By adjusting slurry mixing and drying protocols alone, the team reduced internal ionic resistance in their test electrodes by up to 40 percent.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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If the tea tastes too strong, consider mixing your concoction with another beverage, such as green tea or cold lemonade.—
PubSubHub User,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Exile is a state of being barred from a homeland—of being forced to live in a foreign world as punishment for not conforming.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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Rock n’ roll is not conforming to the people who came before you, but creating your own path in music and life.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Sorting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorting. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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