folks

noun

Definition of folksnext
plural of folk
1
as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor her folks have farmed that land for five generations

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2
as in world
human beings in general c'mon, folks, let's get to work

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for folks
  1. family
  2. world
  3. tribe
  4. people
  5. house
  6. humanity
  7. clan
  8. public
Noun
  • The centenaries of Indian cinema icons Raj Kapoor, Tapan Sinha, Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Mohammed Rafi were marked with their families in attendance.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Two days later, Cheryl shared a photo of him and their 7-year-old son to Instagram, asking fans to please respect their family’s privacy.
    Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of family
Noun
  • Sitting under a cloud of brightly colored hair, Alok speaks not only from the experience of being caught in a world not of their making but about how to make one’s own world.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The point, Chung added, is to continue to add to the world that was already built, and not just to express himself as a filmmaker within that world.
    John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of world
Noun
  • To that end, a new coalition of nonprofits and government agencies has formed to foster collaboration among the many researchers, land managers and tribes working to conserve Joshua trees, with the help of $1.4 million in seed money from California’s Wildlife Conservation Board.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Under the new guidelines, institutions that fall under NAGPRA cannot display Native American, Native Alaskan or Native Hawaiian ancestors or sacred items without permission of descendants, tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations.
    Stephanie Ramos, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of tribe
Noun
  • Bassett's designs, while classically stylish, are not for people who like ultra-modern aesthetics.
    Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Digital was the future, analog was doomed to extinction, the plaintive and few wails from people like me that analog sounded better drowned out in the digital thunder.
    SPIN Team, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of people
Noun
  • In 1974, Congress agreed to refurbish the Naval Observatory house as the vice president's home.
    Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Kidman has a close relationship with Balenciaga, having been named a brand ambassador for the fashion house late last year, joining Isabelle Huppert, Michelle Yeoh and Kim Kardashian.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of house
Noun
  • All students are required to take fine arts and humanities courses as part of their undergraduate core curriculum, with the goal of promoting critical thinking and helping students examine problems through multiple lenses.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Skidmore College psychologist Sheldon Solomon discusses Ernest Becker’s ‘The Denial of Death’ and terror management theory in the context of humanity’s history of brutal behavior.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of humanity
Noun
  • Though the family famously starred on their own TLC series in the early 2000s, the Gosselin clan publicly fractured following Jon and Kate's 2009 divorce — with Collin and Hannah choosing to live with dad Jon as teenagers while the rest of the sextuplets stayed with mom Kate.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Books The Complete Book of Pickleball, written by the Brungardt clan, is a great training aid for the beginner or experienced player alike.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of clan
Noun
  • Information about the lack of success of an acquisition stays private with the CEO and management team for quite a while before the investing public finds out.
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • After managing the business for four years, Wilson and his Chinese partners brought Amer Sports public this February.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of public
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