1
as in family
folks plural
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
her folks have farmed that land for five generations
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as in class
one of the segments of society into which people are grouped
the working-class folk with no airs or pretentions
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Recent Examples of folk
Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
As a result, best folk album has been renamed best contemporary folk album.
—ABC News, 16 June 2026
Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 13 June 2019
After Carly and Martina, indie band Half-Alive and folk musician Liza Anne finished off the series for the day.
—Elena Weissmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2018
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Noun
The legislative branch is named as sovereign, not coequal, in that document, folks.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
As a result, best folk album has been renamed best contemporary folk album.
—ABC News, 16 June 2026
Adjective
This year, the event will feature more folk dancing groups, Plevrakis said, and guests can enjoy a DJ on Friday and Sunday, plus a live band on Saturday.
—Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 13 June 2019
After Carly and Martina, indie band Half-Alive and folk musician Liza Anne finished off the series for the day.
—Elena Weissmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for folk
Noun
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There are family-style rooms with bunk beds, suites with larger seating areas, single-bed rooms with window benches, A-frame lodges with sunken living spaces, and Blue Lagoon skincare and haircare in all of the bathrooms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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His family and campaign volunteers joined him for an election night party in his hometown of Jackson.—
Tia Mitchell,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Women are required to wear a headpiece in almost all the enclosures — though what exactly that looks like, depends on the class of ticket.—
Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Three years later, Guttierrez was ordered to take anger management classes after prosecutors brought felony domestic violence charges against him.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Noun
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If that occurs, The Economist’s two-track internet may be remembered as one of the earliest signs that humanity had begun constructing a parallel universe of knowledge for a new form of intelligence.—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
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Koller remains optimistic about humanity's future with AI, believing many will strive for greater achievements.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Adjective
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In 1991, those descendants reassembled Wilton Rancheria’s tribal government, and in 1999 requested that federal recognition be restored.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2026
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Spread throughout nine Michigan communities, the projects will serve a variety of housing needs, including permanent housing for low-income households, workforce housing, and tribal housing.—
Christina Zhang,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Noun
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North West is no longer the baby of the Kardashian clan.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Francis Ford Coppola's career high mark gave audiences the American crime saga of the Corleone mafia family toward the end of the '50s, with Part II looking back on the criminal clan after Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro) moves to the States from Sicily.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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To that point, human history was a tale of conquest and caste and rigid hierarchies, a world where the strong dominated the weak, where power and wealth and status flowed through lineage and the many were ruled by the few.—
Hilary Gowins,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
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To that point, human history was a tale of conquest and caste and rigid hierarchies.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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As was the trend with every other ethnic group, Latinx women directors made up a smaller percentage than their male counterparts, accounting for 2% of streaming directors compared to 3% for Latinx male directors.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Protesters and political opposition alike now must reckon with an increasingly paranoid regime that has witnessed enemy infiltration and faces Trump’s claims of arming ethnic opposition groups.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
Noun
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The Chiefs Hall of Honor on the second-level concourse contains the organization’s four Super Bowl trophies, memorabilia, exhibits and documents, and there is no admission to walk through history.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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The backstory Opened in 2004, this is the second location in Cairo for the Four Seasons—there’s also the First Residence across the river in Giza—a brand that’s known internationally for its consistently high level of amiable and personalized service.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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“Folk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folk. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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