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sort

[sawrt] / sɔrt /
NOUN
type, variety
Synonyms
STRONGEST
array character description kind lot nature number quality set style
STRONG
batch battery body brand breed category class clutch denomination family genus group ilk likes make order parcel race species stamp stripe suite
WEAK
likes of
Antonyms
STRONG
individual one
VERB
place in order
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrange catalogue categorize comb cull separate sift
STRONG
assort choose class classify distribute divide file grade group order peg pick pigeonhole rank riddle screen select systematize tab typecast winnow
WEAK
button down put down as put down for put in order put in shape put to rights size up
Antonyms
STRONG
collect disarrange disorder disorganize gather hold keep maintain mix up refuse reject scatter

Example Sentences

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The Department of Education offers an online simulator to help borrowers sort through their options.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

The recent sharp fall in oil prices after the announcement of the ceasefire was built on the assumption of the return to some sort of normality within days or weeks.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Of the millions of species on Earth, she notes, only a tiny fraction qualify as the sort of “charismatic megafauna” that receive serious efforts at conservation and protection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Paul wrote a song around that, and so he sort of had to ask me to sing on it, didn’t he?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

It was sort of crushed and matted in the back.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott