sort through
phrasal 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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Decades after the crash, Althaus and his relatives sorted through historical documents and other records to learn more about the fate of Heaven Can Wait.
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Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
That said, much depends on how effectively agencies can sort through and assess questionable rules within the 60-day window—and further on whether DOGE will set, and then achieve, concrete goals for paring down the Code of Federal Regulations.
—James Broughel, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
There is still a notable backlog of internal affairs complaint investigations to sort through.
—Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2025
That means that sorters can change the threshold the system needs to recognize—for example, sorting through fabrics that are made of more than 30 percent polyester, versus fabrics with more than 75 percent polyester.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 23 Jan. 2025
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Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
That said, much depends on how effectively agencies can sort through and assess questionable rules within the 60-day window—and further on whether DOGE will set, and then achieve, concrete goals for paring down the Code of Federal Regulations.
—James Broughel, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
There is still a notable backlog of internal affairs complaint investigations to sort through.
—Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2025
That means that sorters can change the threshold the system needs to recognize—for example, sorting through fabrics that are made of more than 30 percent polyester, versus fabrics with more than 75 percent polyester.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 23 Jan. 2025
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 9 Mar. 2025.
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