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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
Jose Fabian, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Add lemon juice and any additional extracts or flavorings the recipe calls for before gently folding in the cornstarch.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2026
Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
Though Beatrice and Eugenie are still in the royal fold, they’ve certainly been affected by their parents’ scandal.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 11 June 2026
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Verb
The officer followed inside and told Morales to leave, but Morales allegedly pulled out a folding knife and pointed it at the officer, according to police.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Add lemon juice and any additional extracts or flavorings the recipe calls for before gently folding in the cornstarch.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2026
Noun
The return of Gyllenhaal into the Warners fold is a testament in the faith the studio, in particular movie co-chief Pam Abdy, has in the budding filmmaker.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
Though Beatrice and Eugenie are still in the royal fold, they’ve certainly been affected by their parents’ scandal.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fold
Verb
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The mayor has budgeted only $10 million for new vehicles, but Warwick and others say that number needs to be doubled at a minimum.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
9 Dec. 2025
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For most adults, drinking two to three cups of coffee a day is safe, but for people with severe high blood pressure, drinking this amount can double the risk of a heart attack or stroke.—
MD Published,
Verywell Health,
8 Dec. 2025
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The doctor took Easton from my husband and placed him on the bed seat and tried to sit him up, and Easton flopped over.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025
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No slots will be played in Manhattan, where zero casinos won approval in earlier rounds of the licensing process, and Brooklynites will just have to dip over to the Aqueduct after a Coney Island project, which faced intense local opposition, also flopped.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
1 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Investigators executed a search warrant at the headquarters of the conspiracy in Baltimore and seized more than 8,000 packs of untaxed cigarettes and hundreds of counterfeit Maryland tax stamps.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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This year, the Rangers’ offense ranks slightly below the middle of the major-league pack, but there’s reason to believe the arrow is pointing up.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Funding is needed imminently to stabilize the building, which is suffering from a leaky roof and water damage and whose upper walls are at risk of collapsing.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
21 Aug. 2025
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Eleven homes have collapsed within the national seashore in Rodanthe since May 2020, according to the national seashore.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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When the game begins, different circles with different patterns appear.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Kingsley smiles and circles back to his Gandhi story.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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State officials said dikes could fail near the town of Mount Vernon, which is southwest of Everson, as the Skagit River approaches a potentially record-setting crest.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
12 Dec. 2025
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The incident is widely considered one of the most painful moments of the war for Israelis and sparked fresh outrage at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for failing to secure a hostage deal.—
Dana Karni,
CNN Money,
12 Dec. 2025
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The genre by definition requires re-enactments, and does the act of gathering a bunch actors and going to Tehran (or Morocco) give more credibility to the project than having a computer do it?—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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And it’s been my great pleasure to call Wann a bunch over the last few years to try to get a grasp of the meaning to fans of the Chiefs’ remarkable run.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
Verb
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The 38-year-old is not easing his way into this match, helping clear an early ball for Argentina by tracking into the defensive backfield and winning possession himself as his side struggled to clear its lines.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
17 June 2026
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Caitlin Clark orchestrates offense Clark struggled to find her shooting touch Tuesday, missing 10 of 15 field goal attempts and seven of eight 3-pointers.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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“Fold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fold. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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