"sorted" in the verb sense
1. screen, screen out, sieve, sort
examine in order to test suitability
"screen these samples"
"screen the job applicants"
2. classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate
arrange or order by classes or categories
"How would you classify these pottery shards
"sorted" in the adjective sense
1. sorted
arranged according to size
2. grouped, sorted
arranged into groups
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