sorted
Americanadjective
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(of sedimentary particles) uniform in size.
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(of sedimentary rock) consisting of particles of uniform size.
interjection
adjective
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But the winners and losers still need to be sorted.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
We sorted the S&P 500 by stock-price changes for 2026 through Oct.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
But increasingly, culture just arrives - in an endless stream, sorted and served by an algorithm that is constantly predicting our tastes.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
They can target groups of at least 5,000, sorted by age, geography or both.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Once the mail’s sorted, I turn on the computer to check the marina’s email and notice another envelope that I missed, wedged behind the monitor.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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