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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
Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2025
Studio Merger’s Timing, 20th TV’s Hot Run & Third-Party Business
DEADLINE: Why was the decision made to fold ABC Signature into 20th Television after years of speculation, and why last fall?
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 May 2025
Ed Wallace, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
My favorites tend to possess a large brim that falls in gentle folds around my face, covering my now shorter and remorselessly thinning hair and quite sensitively shadowing the varied assaults of time on my complexion.
—Judith Viorst, Allure, 1 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The brand’s travel-sized hair dryer offers the same quick-smoothing abilities in a compact size that folds even smaller for packing.
—Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2025
Studio Merger’s Timing, 20th TV’s Hot Run & Third-Party Business
DEADLINE: Why was the decision made to fold ABC Signature into 20th Television after years of speculation, and why last fall?
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 May 2025
Noun
Most important, Childs spoke as an architectural educator bringing skeptics into his fold by explaining the beauty as well as the functionality and the compatibility of his design with the New York skyline and the formerly underappreciated crossroads.
—Ed Wallace, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
My favorites tend to possess a large brim that falls in gentle folds around my face, covering my now shorter and remorselessly thinning hair and quite sensitively shadowing the varied assaults of time on my complexion.
—Judith Viorst, Allure, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fold
Verb
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And unlike low-slung, compact sports cars, the menacing RS6 doubles as a stylish people mover that can go just about anywhere and perform capably on dirt trails and and slippery roads.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
3 May 2025
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Instead of being a clunky eyesore that only functions as storage, this Suncast 22-Gallon Deck Box doubles as a side table and extra seating.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
3 May 2025
Verb
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Unless Hairston flops, boundary cornerback will be the least of their draft concerns for a long time.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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But both his WrestleMania 41 main event against Rhodes and his character arc since his heel turn have completely flopped.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Or maybe Apple could revive its excellent MagSafe battery pack, which was retired when Apple switched from Lightning to USB-C connector on the iPhone.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Users will get a starter pack of five unique ingredient cards to begin the Ingredient Quest experience.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
Verb
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After his 4-foot putt went in during the one-hole playoff against Justin Rose, McIlroy threw his golf club in the air and collapsed to the ground.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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This is often not helped when an investment collapses or defaults, and commentators online and other advisory companies increase client doubts.—
Adam Fayed,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Noun
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This was a crowd of critics and journalists from around the world.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
15 May 2025
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The fight attracted a crowd of 13,266 and a gate of $331,795.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Even though the measure failed in Bensenville, at least 163 communities around the state have recently enacted local grocery taxes.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2025
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That effort cost Obama's party control of the U.S. House of Representatives, while Republicans failed in their own bids to repeal the law.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
Noun
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In their current iteration, men’s circles and similar programs typically attract men in midlife.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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West Side On a map, Antigua vaguely resembles an oblong circle, its jagged coastline interrupted by bays, peninsulas, and tiny inlets that hide each of its 365 beaches.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2025
Verb
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Too often over the last few years, the Red Sox have struggled to dispatch bad teams.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2025
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By the time Bush left office, major banks and investment banks were struggling to stay alive, and that was just the ones that didn’t die in 2008.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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“Fold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fold. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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