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  • past tense form of sort.
  • past participle of sort.
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sorted

American  
[sawr-tid] / ˈsɔr tɪd /

adjective

Geology.
  1. (of sedimentary particles) uniform in size.

  2. (of sedimentary rock) consisting of particles of uniform size.


sorted British  
/ ˈsɔːtɪd /

interjection

  1. an exclamation of satisfaction, approval, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. possessing the desired recreational drugs

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of sorted

First recorded in 1945–50; sort + -ed 2


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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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