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as in to flop
to be unsuccessful
the business folded after just two months
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as in pack
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
ready to welcome their old Liberal friend back into the fold
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Recent Examples of fold
Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
My role was to cook, clean, wash and fold miniature clothes and shore up this new little family — which includes my daughter, her husband, and their two dogs — while doubling down on my efforts to not offer unwanted advice.
—Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 26 Nov. 2024
Plot details remain under wraps, but a post-credits scene in the latest film suggests that more iconic characters from the video games could soon be entering the cinematic fold.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024
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Verb
The hinge produces a clicking sound when folded, but the experience doesn't feel premium.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
My role was to cook, clean, wash and fold miniature clothes and shore up this new little family — which includes my daughter, her husband, and their two dogs — while doubling down on my efforts to not offer unwanted advice.
—Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
The shift could give Republicans reason to cater to Latinos to keep them in the party’s fold.
—Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 26 Nov. 2024
Plot details remain under wraps, but a post-credits scene in the latest film suggests that more iconic characters from the video games could soon be entering the cinematic fold.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fold
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From its beginning, the Riverside Church ran a preschool, one that doubled as a microcosm of Fosdick’s mission of inclusivity and social justice.Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
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Most taxpayers no longer itemize, thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which doubled the standard deduction.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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If the main trunk of the jade has gotten wildly overgrown and is flopping over under its own weight, lop it off.Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2025
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Which leads us to Better Man’s bitterest irony: All anecdotal evidence suggests the movie flopped precisely because the Williams-as-mo-cap-chimp conceit was just too highbrow to put butts in seats.Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
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Snag them for $8 for a single pillow or $16 for a pack of two.Rachel Trujillo, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
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Individual packs of raisins can be helpful for a quick on-the-go snack.Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
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Six months later, his rating had collapsed, to just 40 percent.David Frum, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
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That are easy to hold during runs, collapse totally flat for travel, and come with straws for sipping?Alexis Berger, SELF, 15 Jan. 2025
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Go earlier in the evening on a weekday to avoid crowds.Amber Gibson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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More than 20 others among the massive crowd suffered gunshot injuries.Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2025
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TikTok's last-ditch legal challenge failed on Friday, when the Supreme Court said the law does not violate the First Amendment.Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
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Then one of the legs failed and the lander fell over.David Szondy, New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
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The researchers acquired these bits from four individuals and cut out circles one or two millimeters across for genetic sequencing.Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
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Those big circles represent data from government monitoring stations that operate across the country.Paresh Dave, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
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The spike in egg prices comes on the heels of a slow COVID-19 pandemic recovery, as many restaurants in Southern California continue to struggle.Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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The old heavyweights of space launch — the United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, and Europe’s Arianespace — struggled with delays in developing new rockets, and Western sanctions removed Russian rockets as an option.Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Fold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fold. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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