sort out problem vs address problem

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Sort out problem' is commonly used to mean resolving or fixing a problem, while 'address problem' is used to mean dealing with or confronting a problem. They are not directly interchangeable as they convey slightly different meanings.

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sort out problem

This phrase is correct and commonly used to mean resolving or fixing a problem.

This phrase is used when you want to convey the idea of solving or dealing with a problem effectively.

Examples:

Let's sit down and sort out the problem together.
I need to sort out this problem before it gets worse.

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Targeted, well thought-out legislation is a better option that will cost less than trying to sort out problems simply through the rule on violations.
The Chairman, with the assistance of the Secretariat, shall take the necessary steps to advance work between meetings, e.g. contacts can be made to sort out problems on specific issues so that a proposal for a possible solution can be presented at a forthcoming meeting.
People should sort out their own problems.
We're not here to sort out their problems.
I do want you to write me an essay about why it's always wrong to sort out our problems with violence.
Packing his things away was always there to sort out my problems.
I'm here... to act as an unbiased negotiator in the process, and to sort out any problems or concerns.
Using data recovery software, we sort out the problems and issue a new smart label, sending the parcel on its way.
Well, for your final mission on board the Enterprise you will accompany me to Pentarus V while I try to sort out the problems with the miners.
We need to be able to sort out this problem and look at it very practically.
Now, Commissioner, we are all agog to learn how you propose to sort out the problems with wine.
It is obvious that unless we change the CAP, we shall not be able to sort out the problem of water quality.
It will not be EULEX that sorts out all these problems.
Your father told me he called your grandmother back to Dallas to sort out the problems with the cartel.
Perhaps some European Union common sense will help sort out the problem and give George Bush his rightful place in history - its dustbin!
We have been at this for years and years now, and it really is a disgrace that we cannot sort out this problem.
This is certainly a few steps in the right direction, but we still need to sort out the problem of network unbundling and also access to other markets.
Russia will never ask us to help sort out the problem because Russia has always said it was not a stakeholder in this conflict.
The interested parties will either agree to sort out the problems amongst themselves or, where this proves impossible, will seek to find the most appropriate solutions.
I'm talking about going to the FBI, high enough so we can sort out your blackmail problem.

Alternatives:

resolve the problem
fix the problem
deal with the problem
tackle the problem
address the issue

address problem

This phrase is correct and commonly used to mean dealing with or confronting a problem.

This phrase is used when you want to convey the idea of acknowledging, confronting, or handling a problem.