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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At the time, it was rumored that DOGE was feeding government employee data into AI, and Wired confirmed that records indicate Llama 2 was used to sort through responses and see how many employees had resigned.
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Ashley Belanger – May 22, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
Disney, Universal, Warner Bros. and the like are also trying to sort through major concerns about how generative A.I. software is built, how copyright holders are compensated and how unions might react.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Venture capitalists speak of a future in which AI agents will sort through the drudgery of daily busywork and free us up to live our best lives.
—Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 20 May 2025
To help sort through it, below is an extremely subjective list of this year’s top five best schedule-release videos.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
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Ashley Belanger – May 22, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
Disney, Universal, Warner Bros. and the like are also trying to sort through major concerns about how generative A.I. software is built, how copyright holders are compensated and how unions might react.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Venture capitalists speak of a future in which AI agents will sort through the drudgery of daily busywork and free us up to live our best lives.
—Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 20 May 2025
To help sort through it, below is an extremely subjective list of this year’s top five best schedule-release videos.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
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“Sort through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sort%20through. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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