Dispose and Sort

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Dispose verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.

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Sort is a synonym for dispose in order topic. In some cases you can use "Sort" instead a verb "Dispose".

Sort verb - To arrange or assign according to type.

Usage example: sorted the mail into bills to be paid and junk to be thrown out

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Dispose is a synonym for sort in order topic. Sometimes you can use "Dispose" instead a verb "Sort", if it concerns topics such as arrange.

Nearby Words: sorted, sorting, sorter

army	dispose army	sort army
items	dispose items	sort items

A character (usually a Prima Donna-type) is in direct competition with another for some sort of goal, and resorts to nefarious methods in order to somehow dispose of the competition, whether it be through physical violence or some form of trickery.

Source: Removing the Rival
The Editor, of course, thinks Robert to be a sort of Christian proto-terrorist, whilst Robert remains convinced that his mission to dispose of reprobate sinners is divinely ordained.

Source: Literature / The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
That episode also included a scene where Clark gets all his clothes out to sort the red and blue ones from the rest and dispose of them, only to discover that they are all red and blue.

Source: Series / Smallville

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