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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2
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
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
Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Some science-minded folks are quick to point out that mountain lions make noises that sound like a woman screaming, but these people are no fun and shouldn’t be invited to your campfire.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
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Noun
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
Adjective
On November 4, folks from each organization will share insights into their programs as well as eligibility requirements, submission deadlines, and tips for creating standout applications.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Some science-minded folks are quick to point out that mountain lions make noises that sound like a woman screaming, but these people are no fun and shouldn’t be invited to your campfire.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for folk
Noun
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After dinner, the family took a photo together one last time in the house's iconic entryway, and Caitlyn joined in, too, though Kendall had to remind her to put her phone away and smile for the photo.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Hamida’s decision not to go to India comes with the recognition that the return of thousands of abducted women to their families wasn’t an indication that society was suddenly progressive.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Along those lines, class counsel—led by Jeffrey Kessler and Steve Berman—and NCAA attorneys will have the chance to rebut the brief in a forthcoming filing.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Still others will drink one before a long run or a Pilates class.—
Kate Bernot,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The backlot movie ranch features standing sets, shooting stages and 100 acres of tribal lands.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The federal agency’s power to green-light sports betting nationwide is the subject of legal objections from states and tribal groups.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This early modern period would set the foundations of the rise of the transatlantic slave trade and a new form of slavery—hereditary racial slavery—that would be central to the creation of the racial-caste hierarchy and to the rise of Britain’s wealthy and brutal Caribbean slave empire.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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In his mind, the army was not a caste apart but an instrument of the republic – an arena in which self-command and civic virtue were tested.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Those who predicted a doomed future for all of humanity called us addicts and criminals, leeches and slime (and way worse things) because we were detested, shouted at, dragged by our arms across bedrooms and public sporting events.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The humanities program will work with the arts board's Folk & Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program to train master and apprentice Wisconsin folk artists in planning and producing public programs that showcase and contextualize cultural traditions, stories and histories.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In 1999, a nearly three-month NATO bombing campaign ended a war between Serbian government forces and ethnic Albanian separatists in Kosovo.—
Chris Massaro,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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What’s more, after the Velvet Revolution of 1989, Czechs who had their property seized by the state were allowed to reclaim much of it through a restitution system – but not ethnic Germans who lost it under the post-war Benes decrees.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At the same time, the country has seen unprecedented levels of tourism—up 48 percent in 2024 from the year before, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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But as far as the overall level of play?—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And an even larger proportion of the same segment of American society, even those willing to contemplate the abolition of slavery, could not imagine a post-emancipation America of racial equality as anything but a nightmare.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Major disaprities in prescription rates run across racial, economic and geographic boundaries, April 2025 research found, even to the point some Americans are cooking their own GLP-1 drugs at home to cut costs.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Folk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folk. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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