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as in types
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 things
a member of the human race
he's a decent sort
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as in travels
to come or be together as friends
you should be careful about whom you sort with
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as in coincides
to be in agreement on every point
that doesn't sort with what you said the last time
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as in classifies
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 sorts
Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
Aziza Scott is a hoot as Anna’s pregnant best friend/real-talk Greek chorus of sorts, and Coiro herself doles out zingers as a random tourist on a bus.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Designed by French firm Histovery, the exhibit also is a revolution of sorts in museum history.
—Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
The comfiest types of chairs—which span office chairs and modern accent chairs to wingback designs of all sorts—are proof that form can meet function, and then some.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 9 Apr. 2026
With the premiere of Hacks fifth and final season today, comes the announcement of a surprise crossover of sorts.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
The Celtics, too, were expected to have a gap year of sorts given Jayson Tatum’s career-threatening Achilles injury sustained in the second round against the Knicks last season.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
The ceasefire in Iran represents a victory of sorts for Tehran, which has gained a powerful insight into the potency of its energy weapon.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Cast members of color, on the other hand, are often trapped in a double bind of sorts.
—Shamira Ibrahim, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
The equipment uses an AI scanner to read the composition of such textiles and sorts them by fibers, after which they can be recycled.
—Tian MacLeod Ji, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
This analysis was aided by the use of BTInsights, an AI open-end coding software that sorts responses into similar categories.
—Emily Guskin, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
Realignment is the process by which the UIL, the state’s governing body for high school sports, reassigns schools across Texas into classifications based on enrollment, and then sorts them into districts.
—Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
This year's report includes new functions including Listening Age, which tells users how old their music tastes make them, and Clubs, which sorts listeners into groups based on their tastes.
—Hannah Hudnall, IndyStar, 3 Dec. 2025
Wikipedia sorts the issues into a bunch of large buckets, all citing real examples of AI writing uncovered on Wikipedia.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
After Page Six reported that Natasha Lyonne was escorted off a plane after allegedly failing to respond to flight attendants’ orders, the actress issued an apology of sorts.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
Aziza Scott is a hoot as Anna’s pregnant best friend/real-talk Greek chorus of sorts, and Coiro herself doles out zingers as a random tourist on a bus.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Designed by French firm Histovery, the exhibit also is a revolution of sorts in museum history.
—Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
The comfiest types of chairs—which span office chairs and modern accent chairs to wingback designs of all sorts—are proof that form can meet function, and then some.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 9 Apr. 2026
With the premiere of Hacks fifth and final season today, comes the announcement of a surprise crossover of sorts.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
The Celtics, too, were expected to have a gap year of sorts given Jayson Tatum’s career-threatening Achilles injury sustained in the second round against the Knicks last season.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
The ceasefire in Iran represents a victory of sorts for Tehran, which has gained a powerful insight into the potency of its energy weapon.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Cast members of color, on the other hand, are often trapped in a double bind of sorts.
—Shamira Ibrahim, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
Is there a law that sorts that out for us?
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
The equipment uses an AI scanner to read the composition of such textiles and sorts them by fibers, after which they can be recycled.
—Tian MacLeod Ji, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
This analysis was aided by the use of BTInsights, an AI open-end coding software that sorts responses into similar categories.
—Emily Guskin, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
Realignment is the process by which the UIL, the state’s governing body for high school sports, reassigns schools across Texas into classifications based on enrollment, and then sorts them into districts.
—Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
This year's report includes new functions including Listening Age, which tells users how old their music tastes make them, and Clubs, which sorts listeners into groups based on their tastes.
—Hannah Hudnall, IndyStar, 3 Dec. 2025
Wikipedia sorts the issues into a bunch of large buckets, all citing real examples of AI writing uncovered on Wikipedia.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorts
Noun
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These are the types of compliments that sustain a bid for contribution, especially this deep into the spring.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Fed officials generally look through those types of price surges, viewing them as temporary and not representative of broader trends.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And once on the other side of those things, Christy Martin began living a different kind of double life.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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The implication is that she got distracted and failed to notice the most important things.—
Brandy Jensen,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Written and directed by Rohan Parashuram Kanawade, the film centers on a young man from Mumbai who travels back to his family’s village in rural Maharashtra after his father dies, bound by tradition to observe a 10-day mourning period.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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The first follows the Rajput king Ratansen of Chitor (a fortress in what is now Chittorgarh, Rajasthan), who renounces his throne and travels as a yogi (wandering ascetic) to the island kingdom of Simhal to win the legendary Padmavati.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In many tribal communities, a lack of care coincides with long-standing inequities caused by centuries of systematic discrimination.—
Katheryn Houghton,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2026
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The ceremony coincides with the Day4Empathy, which marks the anniversary of Roger Ebert’s death.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The agency classifies it as a superfund site, meaning the area may be contaminated with hazardous materials.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Though the city's online neighborhood map technically classifies the site as part of downtown, Long's identifies as a Haughville institution that has served doughnuts to west siders for four generations, serving up to 1,000 customers each day out of its pale-yellow sided building.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The standoff has paralyzed one of the council’s most consequential bodies and left a growing backlog of zoning proposals in limbo as the committee reviews zoning changes required to begin construction projects of all kinds across the city.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Cargo racks and handles of all kinds?—
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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You guys know [head coach Jerry Kill], [offensive coordinator Tim Beck] is here.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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And so, that was really fun to go through that experience with those guys.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Greene’s heart-to-heart media tour has been jarring liberals and anyone else who associates her with conspiratorial beliefs and outrageous comments.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
21 Nov. 2025
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Everyone associates that with us.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Sorts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorts. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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