1
as in travelled
to come or be together as friends
you should be careful about whom you sort with
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in corresponded
to be in agreement on every point
that doesn't sort with what you said the last time
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
as in classified
to arrange or assign according to type
sorted the mail into bills to be paid and junk to be thrown out
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of sorted
This cool temperature is an incentive that keeps the fish fresher before heading to the processing plant where they are sorted.
—
Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Bobba had sorted people with a Social Security number by age and found more than 12 million over 120 years old still listed in the agency’s data.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
Most of his Hailey songs can be sorted into long-winded apologies or lusty worship tracks, but this one is almost more of a mission statement.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The group then sorted the data to find the cities and stores with the largest jackpot winnings to determine which were the luckiest.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The objectionable verbiage is sorted into categories, with explanations and descriptions.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
That’s Marc Skinner’s team talk sorted nine months in advance.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Using mass spectrometry, researchers sorted 700 groups of lipid molecules found in the blood.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
All the data was collected as of July 14, 2025, and sorted to show the city with the highest overall livability score.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2025
Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Bobba had sorted people with a Social Security number by age and found more than 12 million over 120 years old still listed in the agency’s data.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
Most of his Hailey songs can be sorted into long-winded apologies or lusty worship tracks, but this one is almost more of a mission statement.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The group then sorted the data to find the cities and stores with the largest jackpot winnings to determine which were the luckiest.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The objectionable verbiage is sorted into categories, with explanations and descriptions.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
That’s Marc Skinner’s team talk sorted nine months in advance.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Using mass spectrometry, researchers sorted 700 groups of lipid molecules found in the blood.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
All the data was collected as of July 14, 2025, and sorted to show the city with the highest overall livability score.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorted
Verb
-
Such incidents, in the past, would have had her run home, and write about them furiously in her journal, worried that forgetting them would erase the blessings corresponded to it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
-
Surprisingly, that surge has corresponded with the team deciding to part ways with franchise slugger Rafael Devers, and several players have stepped up to fill his shoes.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Geomagnetic storms are classified using a G-scale, which ranks their intensity from G1 (minor) to G5 (extreme).—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
17 Sep. 2025
-
Despite being the first voice in nearly every emergency, dispatchers are often classified as clerical staff instead of first responders.—
Jason Truppi,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Revised Tax Rules For Research and Development Expenditures The federal income tax consequences associated with research and development (R&D) expenditures have changed over time.—
Matthew L. Roberts,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
-
That designation is not at risk as it is not associated with the New7Wonders campaign.—
Jimena De La Quintana,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
That sentiment has coincided with plummeting sales of Teslas, particularly in Europe.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
-
Williams, 92, is a Jamaican immigrant with end-stage kidney disease whose roof, parts of which are nine and 19 years old, began to leak after a period of heavy weather in late September that coincided with the passage of Hurricane Helene.—
Mario Ariza,
ProPublica,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
In 2024, Nepal ranked 107th out of 180 countries on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, with 84% of people perceiving government corruption to be a major problem.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
-
The two-time Olympic champion enters this year’s championships ranked fourth in the world.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Neural highways that once buzzed with activity are becoming quiet country roads, rarely traveled and slowly overgrown.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
-
The end of winter break was nearing for the two university students, who had traveled to Urbana to visit other water polo players at the University of Illinois, Abraham’s father told CNN.—
Taylor Romine,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
The famous Stanford Prison Experiment by Zimbardo revealed how quickly people conformed to roles of power or submission, often at the expense of empathy and fairness.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
-
Columbia, Brown, and the University of Pennsylvania have made deals with the Administration to restore their funding, and other universities have conformed to what the Administration seems to want in order to avoid becoming targets themselves.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Other extinct branches of the tree of life included Hawaiian honeyeater birds of the family Mohoidae and the Dinornithormes order which grouped giant flightless birds such as New Zealand’s moas.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
-
Half of the miscellaneous productions also blew their budgets though they aren't grouped under one franchise.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Sorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorted. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share