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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

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The astronauts will then have the chance to study the solar corona, the outermost layer of the Sun's atmosphere, which will become visible as a sort of glowing halo.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

“That’s the sort of thing that I love to watch and . . . it sounds so over the top, but it kind of fills my heart.”

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Then he led a large group in the “casino circle,” a sort of Latin square dance that originated in Havana in the 1950s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

“It’s very short term to sort of just say, ‘Let’s go hack.’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Jonah heard the noise first, a sort of grinding that seemed to be coming from just the other side of the rock wall.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.