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a folder offering tips for heating one's home efficiently
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Lately, Danielle stops at her parents' house for dinner after a 12-hour workday, then returns to the office to keep processing paperwork, each folder holding an immigrant's fate in the balance.
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Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Or when one of their sons, after rifling through Dad’s joke folder, quietly sobs at what he’s found.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
If filing will take too long, sort documents into folders on your desktop with labels.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
In manila folders, Blanco held the children’s documents and notes about what happened to their parents.
—Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
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Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Or when one of their sons, after rifling through Dad’s joke folder, quietly sobs at what he’s found.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
If filing will take too long, sort documents into folders on your desktop with labels.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
In manila folders, Blanco held the children’s documents and notes about what happened to their parents.
—Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for folder
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“Folder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folder. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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folder
noun
fold·er
ˈfōl-dər 
1
: one that folds
2
: a printed circular of folded sheets
3
a
: a folded cover or large envelope for holding loose papers
b
: an element of a computer operating system used to group and organize files
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