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as in doubling
to lay one part over or against another part of
fold the blanket so that it will fit inside the trunk
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as in flopping
to be unsuccessful
the business folded after just two months
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Recent Examples of folding
Mike Richard, Men's Health, 8 Jan. 2023
The Game Boy modding community is popular right now, and one currently trending mod involves transplanting the circuitry of a folding Game Boy Advance SP (from 2003) into a non-folding custom shell.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 15 Nov. 2022
Nissan advises owners to avoid attaching anything to the key fob and to use the key in the non-folding position.
—Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver, 28 Feb. 2023
Roberts is depicted on the mural at his seat just inside the folding front doors of a classic Baltimore transit car on what was then the line that carried the most passengers and was also the longest in the city.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2023
What to Consider: The price point is a bit higher than similar folding travel mirrors.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2023
There are rumors that the S23 Ultra will have a 200 megapixel camera, which almost doubles the 108MP resolution that’s been available on Samsung’s top-end non-folding phone since the S20 series.
—Mitchell Clark, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2023
The Integra combines the look of a traditional sedan with the practicality of a hatchback: more room and flat folding rear seats to accommodate big items.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2022
These are handsets that look just like traditional non-folding phones.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 16 Dec. 2021
Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
However, its Optimus robots, seen folding laundry in a demo video earlier this year, were criticized for being operated by humans using controls, rather than acting autonomously.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
Los Mobility has instead combined the load capacity of a front-loader with the benefits of a folding ebike for the V1.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
These scenarios include activities like folding clothes, organizing, cleaning, and doing laundry.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
The flowers and the ferns put themselves to bed, shedding petals, drying and darkening, folding up.
—Richard Brookhiser, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
In his office, Posen has now pinned the denim fabric around the hips, folding each corner like origami.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
The house of cards that Vladimir Putin has so carefully stacked over more than two decades is folding before our eyes.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
The route begins at the corner of George and Cypress Streets, before making a left onto Pollock Street and finishing at the corner of Pollock and East Front Streets, so stake out a prime viewing spot early and don’t forget to bring your folding chairs.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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In general, folding exercise bikes are less durable than their non-folding counterparts.
—Mike Richard, Men's Health, 8 Jan. 2023
The Game Boy modding community is popular right now, and one currently trending mod involves transplanting the circuitry of a folding Game Boy Advance SP (from 2003) into a non-folding custom shell.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 15 Nov. 2022
Nissan advises owners to avoid attaching anything to the key fob and to use the key in the non-folding position.
—Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver, 28 Feb. 2023
Roberts is depicted on the mural at his seat just inside the folding front doors of a classic Baltimore transit car on what was then the line that carried the most passengers and was also the longest in the city.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2023
What to Consider: The price point is a bit higher than similar folding travel mirrors.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2023
There are rumors that the S23 Ultra will have a 200 megapixel camera, which almost doubles the 108MP resolution that’s been available on Samsung’s top-end non-folding phone since the S20 series.
—Mitchell Clark, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2023
The Integra combines the look of a traditional sedan with the practicality of a hatchback: more room and flat folding rear seats to accommodate big items.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2022
These are handsets that look just like traditional non-folding phones.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 16 Dec. 2021
Verb
My proposal is that Healey, even standing at only 5 feet, 4 inches, pose for a folding chair photo with the Boston Celtics the way Dukakis did.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
However, its Optimus robots, seen folding laundry in a demo video earlier this year, were criticized for being operated by humans using controls, rather than acting autonomously.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
Los Mobility has instead combined the load capacity of a front-loader with the benefits of a folding ebike for the V1.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
These scenarios include activities like folding clothes, organizing, cleaning, and doing laundry.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
The flowers and the ferns put themselves to bed, shedding petals, drying and darkening, folding up.
—Richard Brookhiser, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
In his office, Posen has now pinned the denim fabric around the hips, folding each corner like origami.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
The house of cards that Vladimir Putin has so carefully stacked over more than two decades is folding before our eyes.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
The route begins at the corner of George and Cypress Streets, before making a left onto Pollock Street and finishing at the corner of Pollock and East Front Streets, so stake out a prime viewing spot early and don’t forget to bring your folding chairs.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for folding
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Linda jumps into action, giving the tree a full-body hug to prevent it from collapsing on Drew.Tabitha Parent, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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At the time of the forecasts, demand for OPEC oil was collapsing, making a prediction of near-term weakness seem unavoidable, but the presumption that price increases were inevitable generated an assumption that markets would revert to the ‘normal’ trend beyond the foreseeable future.Michael Lynch, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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With an average home now hosting around 12 connected devices, failing to monitor network activity could lead to unauthorized access and potential data breaches.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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In 2013, rapper Fat Joe served four months in prison for failing to pay taxes on over $3 million in earnings.Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
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The man, who was not immediately identified, remained missing Tuesday morning.Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
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The 20-17 overtime win against the Giants was like a three-hour reminder of what the Panthers had been missing the first half of the season.Joseph Person, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Key young players struggling Tortorella isn’t wrong that Michkov has seemed to hit a wall of late.Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Amid a torrent of alarming headlines calling out rising sea temperatures, melting ice sheets and struggling coral reefs, new discoveries about our ocean sparked wonder.Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Folding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folding. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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