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as in to flop
to be unsuccessful
the business folded after just two months
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as in pack
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
ready to welcome their old Liberal friend back into the fold
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Recent Examples of fold
Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The way my lungs felt like they were being folded into origami.
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
John Liu, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
The patacabra wooden tool, which is used to set folds and seams on leather goods and is personal to each craftsperson, is also given star treatment here.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
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Verb
So folding in those salaries along with pre-arb salaries and all the other standard stuff, like player benefits and minor-league salaries, should add another $50 million.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The way my lungs felt like they were being folded into origami.
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
The dollar value of its average monthly purchases has surged nearly six-fold from the 2022 levels, the report said.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
The patacabra wooden tool, which is used to set folds and seams on leather goods and is personal to each craftsperson, is also given star treatment here.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fold
Verb
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In the ninth inning, Justyn-Henry Malloy doubled, and Jace Jung drove him home.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Enjoy some time outside now with this fire pit that doubles as a table.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This is, mostly, the same group that entered last October with huge expectations, only to flop in four games.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The critique echoes larger skepticism in Silicon Valley, where hardware plays like Humane’s AI Pin and Rabbit’s R1 have already flopped.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Best Mixed Use Magnet Toy The magic of Magna-Tiles meets the thrill of racing with this dynamic expansion pack.—
Emily Glover,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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Among the first items to catch her eye was an Anker battery pack her boyfriend spotted at the electronics table.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Only the structures that were already gravitationally bound together at that moment, not including the structures that were still collapsing and contracting on their way to becoming gravitationally bound, will actually be able to hold together.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Oct. 2025
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Confidence notably collapsed during the divisive 2016 presidential campaign, the polling service says, with the highest reading in the past decade being 45% in 2018.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Arsenal kept the ball for another minute and quietened the home crowd to get a better feel for the game.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The unconventional thriller played like gangbusters to the buzzing New York crowd.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But Kempes had failed to score at the World Cup four years earlier, and started this tournament slowly.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Water bottles left behind were filled with black urine – a sign of failing kidneys and dehydration.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Forest’s Elliot Anderson reacted, chasing the ball and leaving space behind that Zubimendi then passed into to find Riccardo Calafiori in the centre circle.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Don’t forget to check out Prime Day deals on Amazon’s bestselling beauty products, like the $7 Tree Hut Vanilla Shea Sugar Scrub and these 38% off under-eye patches for dark circles, puffiness, and more.—
Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The arrival of Clark and other high-profile young players have contributed to a boom in popularity for the long-struggling league.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Broncos are 2-2 and coming off a dominating 28-3 victory over the struggling Cincinnati Bengals.—
Hunter Simpson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Fold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fold. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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