The best replacement for sort is kind.

The best alternatives to sort are rated as following:
★★★★★  kind
★★★  order
★★★  sought
★★★  merge sort
★★★  selection sort
★★★  sorts
★★  filter
★★  quick sort
★  variety
★  type crossword
★  bubble sort
★  collate
★  stable_sort
★  quicksort
★  qsort
★  sorted
★  filter excel
★  save a sort
★  external sort
★  sort_by
  insertion sort
  classify
  qsort c++
  sinking sort
  assort
  stable sort
  syncsort

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Speaking about sort, one probably shouldn't forget about awk.

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