sort through
verb
sorted through; sorting through; sorts through
: to look at things and put them in a particular order especially while searching for something
He sorted through the papers.
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Murphy sorted through a few papers and pulled out a white sheet featuring a grid with boxes highlighted green, yellow or red.
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
With so many books to sort through, staying awhile is welcome.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
There are linebackers and receivers and offensive linemen to sort through and, who knows, maybe a developmental quarterback out there, too.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
But by Friday morning, Lamerton was sorting through the wreckage with a different outlook.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
With so many books to sort through, staying awhile is welcome.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
There are linebackers and receivers and offensive linemen to sort through and, who knows, maybe a developmental quarterback out there, too.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
But by Friday morning, Lamerton was sorting through the wreckage with a different outlook.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Sort through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sort%20through. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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