sort through

verb

sorted through; sorting through; sorts through
Synonyms of sort throughnext
: 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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After the collection has been weighed, it gets processed, ready for volunteers to sort through (there have been 10,000 volunteers and counting over the past decade). — Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026 How to sort through the judges To take the easy route, simply go to the website for the Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation and select your county to see the judges on your ballot, along with their ratings. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026 Medical bills are often impenetrable documents littered with complex codes and terminology, and sorting through charges and details about insurance coverage can feel intimidating, if not downright paralyzing. — Jennifer Schlinger, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026 Unnecessary context consumes tokens, can increase latency and gives the model more information to sort through. — Ambarish Majumdar, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sort through

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“Sort through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sort%20through. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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