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[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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So, are we on a trajectory to hundreds of cases, or are we only on the trajectory to tens of thousands of cases, is sort of the open question.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

And there have already been at least one sort of confirmed person, the actor Tom Francis, auditioned.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“It’s not a blip, what’s going on—there is a sort of larger spark,” said EPI President Heidi Shierholz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

"It's sort of in your best interest and in the team's interest to keep your mouth shut," he says.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The fire had been some sort of illusion to get rid of him.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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