SORTING Synonyms: 170 Similar and Opposite Words

sorting

verb

Definition of sorting next

present participle of sort

as in traveling

to come or be together as friends you should be careful about whom you sort with

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as in corresponding

to be in agreement on every point that doesn't sort with what you said the last time

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as in classifying

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 sorting The rest of the East is sorting its affairs. —

Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026 Which Dollars Go Where Use time horizon as your sorting mechanism. —

Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026 That means an outside entity—known as Maxwell’s demon—could theoretically herd those molecules from one object to another preferentially, sorting the faster-moving molecules back to the hot object and the cooler ones to the cold object. —

Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2026 As McCarrell opened the door to Trinity’s archives on the library’s second floor Wednesday, the difficulty of sorting nearly 70 years worth of history over the course of six months immediately became clear. —

Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 This might be cleaning out a set of drawers or sorting one or two types of toys. —

Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 19 Apr. 2026 Sorrell was skeptical of sorting jobs into categories of good versus bad, or noble versus corrupt. —

Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026 During peak operating hours, when all conveyor belts and baggage sorting equipment are running, the airport relies on Critical Loop’s controller to predict and manage on-site battery needs. —

Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 Residents could have to take on such tasks as staffing doors, sorting packages, mopping hallways, sweeping sidewalks and hauling trash to the curb. —

ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026

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Verb

After the match, Chelsea captain Reece James made a point of pushing McFarlane towards the travelling support to receive his congratulations.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Roughly 55% of people traveling along the avenue are doing so on a bus, city data says.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026