the fold

noun

: a group of people who have a shared faith or interest

His former colleagues would be glad to welcome him back into the fold.

Examples of the fold in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To keep the wind from blowing away the transplants, Deerwester showed how to fold down much of the leaves and put the tops of the leaves in the fold to help anchor the plants better. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

Reebok’s latest campaign comes one month after the company revealed that Hilary Duff had joined the fold as a brand ambassador. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Can Detroit bring Duren back into the fold, exceed expectations for the third consecutive season and foster the internal growth necessary to maximize Cade Cunningham’s strengths? — Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

The third season offered the ensemble ample room to grow, as circumstances pushed both Lukita Maxwell’s Alice and Harrison Ford’s Paul out of the fold. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the fold

• ahold
• behold
• billfold
• blindfold
• cajoled
• consoled
• controlled
• cotswold
• eightfold
• enfold
• enrolled
• extolled