Hit upon
Hit upon verb - To come upon unexpectedly or by chance.
Sort through and hit upon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sort through" instead a verb "Hit upon".
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
Hit upon and sort through are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hit upon" instead a verb "Sort through".
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Related pairs
- locate and hit upon
- locate and sort through
- determine and hit upon
- determine and sort through
- get and hit upon
- get and sort through
- ascertain and hit upon
- ascertain and sort through
- hit and hit upon
- hit and sort through
- learn and hit upon
- learn and sort through
- detect and hit upon
- detect and sort through
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