Sort and Want

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Sort verb - To come or be together as friends.

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Want and sort are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Want" instead a verb "Sort".

Nearby Words: sorted, sorting, sorter

Want verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

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Sort and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sort" instead a verb "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

old	old sort	old want
good	good sort	good want
special	special sort	special want
best	best sort	best want
Other adjectives: complete, mild, friendly, true, powerful, actual, real, big, bad, decent, new, unique, heroic, traditional, minor, odd, different.

people	sort people	want people
truth	sort truth	want truth
series	sort series	want series
food	sort food	want food
Other words: blood, nothing, women.

As Lehane puts it:I decided, I do not want the people [in my books] to be veterans of any war I don't want them to know some sort of obscure Eastern kung fu philosophy that'll help them whoop ass.

Source: Literature / Kenzie and Gennaro Series
Ironically, they both end up falling in love with someone exactly opposite from the sort of person they each claim to want.

Source: "I Want" Song
Qualifies as sort of a Heartwarming Moment.Lloyd: I want to ask you a question... straight out, flat out... and I want you to give me an honest answer.

Source: Film / Dumb and Dumber

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