Find
Find verb - To come upon after searching, study, or effort.
Sort through and find are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sort through" instead a verb "Find".
Sort through
Sort through verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.
Usage example: I sorted through the pile of magazines until I found the article I was looking for
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Synonyms for Sort through
Find and sort through are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Find" instead a verb "Sort through".
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Realising he's going to be tortured, The Casanova quickly "confesses" and promises to get "it" to them within 36 hours — he then has to hire the Equalizer to help him sort through the multitude of women he's dated to find the right one.
Source: Going by the Matchbook -
On top of that, the same enemies drop the common and rare quest items, and the common items drop even after completing that quest, meaning players have to sort through piles of useless clutter to find those rare items.
Source: 20 Bear Asses -
By itself, it only provides random knowledge (and a really bad migraine), but when paired with the Eagle Scope, one can sort through all the junk and find whatever specific bit of info they're looking for.
Source: Gate of Truth
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