1
as in kind
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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2
as in person
a member of the human race
he's a decent sort
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1
as in to travel
to come or be together as friends
you should be careful about whom you sort with
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2
as in to correspond
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 to classify
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 sort
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 19 Feb. 2025
What happened next inside Pauley Pavilion was a milestone of a different sort.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 11 Feb. 2025
Most chose to sort paper items such as old mail, cards or notes.
—Mary E. Dozier, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
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Noun
At one point the two were involved in a love square of sorts, as Mason also had a connection with Megan and Madison one with Alex.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 19 Feb. 2025
What happened next inside Pauley Pavilion was a milestone of a different sort.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
The review site sorted the restaurants into a rank-order system using several factors, including the total volume and rating of reviews that featured those keywords posted from Jan. 1, 2021, through Dec. 31, 2024.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 11 Feb. 2025
Most chose to sort paper items such as old mail, cards or notes.
—Mary E. Dozier, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sort
Noun
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A lot of us remember the heyday and watching them and everyone likes a redemption story of some kind.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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Nearby, reams of pink fabric, the exact kind used for the artwork, pools in a section on the floor.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Serving this warrant with a copy of the Affidavit, and making the search and if the person or property to be found there, to seize the person or the property and hold for safekeeping until further order of this court.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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In 2021, William Shatner became the oldest person to travel into space, at the age of 90, on a Blue Origin flight.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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An upcoming flight for Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ space company, will feature the first all-woman crew to travel to space in decades.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Driving the news: The annual floral attraction that draws more than 250,000 visitors each spring opens Saturday, and has a new traveling art exhibit.—
Kate Murphy,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Critically, the number of Sweeps Coins corresponds with the amount of real money spent or won.—
Daniel Wallach,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Carolina Panthers’ best years all correspond with this theory, and that’s no coincidence: Sam Mills in 1996, Dan Morgan in 2003 and then both Luke Kuechly and Thomas Davis in 2015.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Previous assessments already painted a grim picture, with a third of sharks, rays, and chimaeras classified as threatened with extinction.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The United States classified Hezbollah as a terror organization after the 1983 bombing of the US Marine barracks in Beirut.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Their chemistry, their camaraderie, their impact on the offense, their relationship with the other skill guys is great.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Yeah, and there couldn’t have been two better guys to do this with.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Less than a quarter of cases reported in that time were associated with outbreaks of three or more cases.—
Neha Mukherjee,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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While the public often associates AI with automation and repetitive outputs, the most compelling works are those that communicate the artist’s vision built on years of meticulous studies and experiments.—
Gerui Wang,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Kellogg’s trip to Kyiv coincided with recent feuding between Trump and Zelenskyy that has bruised their personal relations and cast further doubt on the future of U.S. support for Ukraine’s war effort.—
Justin Spike,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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Kellogg’s trip to Kyiv coincided with recent barbs between Trump and Zelensky that have cast further doubt on the future of U.S. support for Ukraine’s war effort.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Sort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sort. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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