sort through
phrasal verb
sorted through; sorting through; sorts through
: to look at things and put them in a particular order especially while searching for something
He sorted through the papers.
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Use this list to sort through the available options and pick one that is properly aligned with your vision for the future.
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Egor Karpovich, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Ji's demo shows Manus handling three separate tasks, sorting through resumes, identifying correlations in various stocks and searching through New York real estate — rating nearby schools and assessing how much the user can realistically afford.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
But Bailey said the receivership needs an infusion of money not only to pay its legal bills but to start the process of sorting through and repaying claims.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
Decades after the crash, Althaus and his relatives sorted through historical documents and other records to learn more about the fate of Heaven Can Wait.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
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Egor Karpovich, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Ji's demo shows Manus handling three separate tasks, sorting through resumes, identifying correlations in various stocks and searching through New York real estate — rating nearby schools and assessing how much the user can realistically afford.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
But Bailey said the receivership needs an infusion of money not only to pay its legal bills but to start the process of sorting through and repaying claims.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
Decades after the crash, Althaus and his relatives sorted through historical documents and other records to learn more about the fate of Heaven Can Wait.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Sort through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sort%20through. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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