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[sawrt] / sɔrt /

NOUN

type, variety

Synonyms

STRONGEST

array character description kind lot nature number quality set style

STRONG

batch battery body brand breed category class clutch denomination family genus group ilk likes make order parcel race species stamp stripe suite

WEAK

likes of

Antonyms

STRONG

individual one

VERB

place in order

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrange catalogue categorize comb cull separate sift

STRONG

assort choose class classify distribute divide file grade group order peg pick pigeonhole rank riddle screen select systematize tab typecast winnow

WEAK

button down put down as put down for put in order put in shape put to rights size up

Antonyms

STRONG

collect disarrange disorder disorganize gather hold keep maintain mix up refuse reject scatter

Example Sentences

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He suggested there could be common ground, pointing to "historical injustices" surrounding the British Steel pension scheme, which he said his party would "like to help you sort out".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The result is bright, bracing and deeply satisfying — the sort of meal that tastes like it should cost considerably more than it did.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

We later showed one of the photos to a consultant in the UK, who said the scars looked consistent with the sort of incisions made during a kidney operation.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

It isn’t just a first-come, first-served, to-the-highest-bidder sort of deal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Elliot never winced; he never showed any sort of emotion besides cocky self-assuredness peppered with the occasional temper spike.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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