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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
Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
The large multi-level restaurant is a living breathing Boston museum of sorts, adorned with old murals, newspaper clippings, photos and other historic memorabilia (even stadium seats from Fenway Park).
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Braun prior to last season was an ironman of sorts, playing in 76, 82 and 79 games his first three years in the league.
—Gary Bedore
june 18, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
In the absence of a criminal conviction against Latchford, this may all constitute a resolution of sorts.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
Iran may have suffered more than 13,000 missile strikes, but Tehran can claim a victory of sorts from its ability to use cheap drones and fast boats to close the Strait of Hormuz.
—Nancy A. Youssef, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
To scale this guardrail, the exploit chain used Microsoft’s Bing search engine as a trampoline of sorts.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026
Zhipu framed its latest release as a rebuttal of sorts to Washington.
—Jasmine Wu,deirdre Bosa, CNBC, 16 June 2026
Scott may have sent Patton a fan letter of sorts that moved the singer to respond.
—Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 11 June 2026
Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 May 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, 27 May 2026
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
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
The night had been a reunion of sorts.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
The large multi-level restaurant is a living breathing Boston museum of sorts, adorned with old murals, newspaper clippings, photos and other historic memorabilia (even stadium seats from Fenway Park).
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Braun prior to last season was an ironman of sorts, playing in 76, 82 and 79 games his first three years in the league.
—Gary Bedore
june 18, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
In the absence of a criminal conviction against Latchford, this may all constitute a resolution of sorts.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
Iran may have suffered more than 13,000 missile strikes, but Tehran can claim a victory of sorts from its ability to use cheap drones and fast boats to close the Strait of Hormuz.
—Nancy A. Youssef, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
To scale this guardrail, the exploit chain used Microsoft’s Bing search engine as a trampoline of sorts.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026
Zhipu framed its latest release as a rebuttal of sorts to Washington.
—Jasmine Wu,deirdre Bosa, CNBC, 16 June 2026
Scott may have sent Patton a fan letter of sorts that moved the singer to respond.
—Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 11 June 2026
Verb
Twice a month, the organization accepts clothing and textile donations, which the RicRack team sorts on site.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 May 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, 27 May 2026
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
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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Other types of attractions include shows, character meet-and-greets, climbing structures and wet and dry play areas.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Assembly Bill 46, which cleared the Senate late last month, gives judges wider latitude to deny diversion petitions and limits the types of crimes for which a defendant can be granted diversion.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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And as things like broadcast quality and stadium design become more and more homogenised, making every tournament look more and more similar, kit design is more and more important to their visual identity.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Some things — Shar Peis, linen pants, prunes — are just supposed to have wrinkles.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Nobody travels to matches, paints their face, or organizes a game-day event purely for the final score of a single game.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
18 June 2026
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Worse, the message travels beyond the individual.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Verb
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This tense family reunion coincides with the arrival of the vicious creatures that hunt through sound.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
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This release also coincides with a Pixel Drop and a new version of Wear OS (based on Android 17) on Pixel Watches.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2026
Verb
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The software analyzes incoming sensor data and automatically classifies potential threats.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
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The gray-market vendors selling vials for $300 to $600 each, as reported by the Associated Press, operate outside that process regardless of how the FDA classifies the underlying substance.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Copper of all kinds has experienced a resurgence in recent years, but the most elegant take on the shade is rich, natural-leaning, and glossy.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
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By no means should your shed serve as an extension of your pantry; food items of all kinds will suffer being stored there.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
Noun
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They were written by a bunch of guys in powdered wigs and knee socks.—
Britta Miller,
The Washington Examiner,
17 June 2026
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Your memoir reframed Black Sabbath less as mythology and more as four working-class guys trying to survive life in Birmingham.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
17 June 2026
Verb
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The third vessel, for example, contains circular discs symbolizing water, which Chan associates with rebirth.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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In practical terms, that means Forest now associates humans with food and safety, the opposite of what a wild deer needs to survive.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Sorts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorts. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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