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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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as in person
a member of the human race
he's a decent sort
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as in to travel
to come or be together as friends
you should be careful about whom you sort with
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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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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
Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Ultimately, though, the data is pretty mixed on whether taking a supplement of any sort has a definitively positive outcome on egg quality.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 18 Apr. 2025
Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Before the fourth strong contributor reveals himself, the rest of the playing rotation must sort itself out.
—Kennington Smith Iii, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The Star spoke with Will Pope, of Topeka, who represented himself in his Jan. 6 case and became a folk hero of sorts among many defendants over his outspokenness and sometimes unconventional court filings.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Ultimately, though, the data is pretty mixed on whether taking a supplement of any sort has a definitively positive outcome on egg quality.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
The company advises hopeful game-goers to select games against low-profile teams and to sort by the lowest price or best value tickets.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Before the fourth strong contributor reveals himself, the rest of the playing rotation must sort itself out.
—Kennington Smith Iii, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sort
Noun
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The study, believed to be the first of its kind, was published in Prehospital and Disaster Medicine by a team at Oklahoma State University (OSU).—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
10 Apr. 2025
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They’re elevated off the ground and deep enough to grow flowers or veggies of all kinds.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Davis police on Monday continued their search for the person or people who shot and wounded three people in the city’s Community Park on Saturday sending UC Davis Picnic Day revelers scrambling from the chaos.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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An instinctively empathetic person who was loved by everyone who met her.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Curiosity has traveled over 21 miles from its landing site since 2012, and has obtained multiple drill site samples from layers of Martian sediment beneath it.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
17 Apr. 2025
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It is set years after the Fantastic Four—Reed Richards, his wife Sue Storm, her brother Johnny Storm, and their friend Ben Grimm—travel into space, encounter radiation, and return to earth with superpowers.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
17 Apr. 2025
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Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice hosted the event to correspond with National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, an annual commemoration that promotes justice for victims.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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The Indiana Pacers will host the Milwaukee Bucks in the 4-5 matchup in the East, while the Orlando Magic, Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat finished seventh through 10th, respectively, with corresponding Play-In matchups ahead.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies the Western Santa Cruz tortoises as critically endangered, estimating approximately 3,400 tortoises remained as of 2010.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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The curriculum guides middle school students and teachers through building and evaluating computer vision models that can reliably classify fossil shark teeth.—
Christine Wusylko,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2025
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In many ways, Trout’s jaunt into the stands was more reminiscent of Jurickson Profar of the Padres jumping into the left field pavilion in Game 2 of last season’s National League Division series against the Dodgers to rob a home run from that guy again, Mookie Betts.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Burden has the tools to be an elite receiver in the NFL, especially next to a guy like Amon-Ra St. Brown. 29.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Those historic missions and the pioneers associated with them should not be forgotten.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Scroll down for a complete list of articles associated with this month’s challenge.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Apr. 2025
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And that rapid genetic adaptation has coincided with a northward march of the pythons, which have now been detected—at least through detection of their DNA in environmental droppings—well beyond Lake Okeechobee.—
Stephen S. Hall,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Or, plan a visit during late June or early July to coincide with Vincy Mas, the nation's carnival celebration held primarily on St. Vincent.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Sort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sort. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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