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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
David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 21 June 2025
This one is easy to fold up into my suitcase and take out for museum days or casual brunches.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 21 June 2025
Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 9 June 2025
Its lightweight design folds easily for transport and includes a carrying bag with a shoulder strap.
—Toby Rose, Parents, 22 May 2025
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Verb
The outdoor kitchen and dining area can be enclosed by glass doors that fold open like an accordion, giving access to the adjacent pool, sitting area with fire pit and the sky deck.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 21 June 2025
This one is easy to fold up into my suitcase and take out for museum days or casual brunches.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 21 June 2025
Noun
Her thigh-high leather boots had a relaxed fold at the ankle, with squared pointed toes and a mid-height heel.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 9 June 2025
Its lightweight design folds easily for transport and includes a carrying bag with a shoulder strap.
—Toby Rose, Parents, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fold
Verb
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Nevertheless, recent data show that use of such products has nearly doubled among teenagers from 2023 to 2024.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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The Big Ten champion at the University of Chicago in the 1920s won his second Wimbledon doubles title in 1934 and had five U.S. Championships doubles titles.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
Verb
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Some species will flop over when grown in rich soils.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 July 2025
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Staking helps protect tall or large-flowered dahlias from breakage and flopping over, especially after rain or strong wind.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 July 2025
Noun
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When your kids are running around right before the fireworks, a pack of glow sticks can only add to the fun.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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Since this comes in a pack of two, my kids will often use them to play tic-tac-toe, write secret messages to each other, or make up their own version of Pictionary to pass the time.—
Laura Lu,
Parents,
30 June 2025
Verb
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When stress hit, the house of cards collapsed, and failures cascaded like dominoes, wiping out billions in customer funds.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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That’s how a building managed to go without a critical earthquake retrofit for more than a century before its brick walls collapsed in 2003.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
Noun
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Just jump on a return train for a few minutes back to Rougemont and a world devoid of the larger international crowds that descend upon swanky Gstaad just a few miles up the road.—
John Oseid,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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This was once a special franchise, as the classy halftime jersey retirement ceremony for Parker reminded everyone, with Lisa Leslie introducing and Parker embracing and the standing crowd a little teary.—
Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2025
Verb
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According to court documents obtained by the Charlotte Observer, the office found the commission failed to provide the bar with sufficient notice within five days of a April 30 deadline as required by the new statute before canceling the business’s ABC permits.—
Nora O’Neill
July 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 July 2025
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In the corporate world, companies that fail to keep up with advances in hardware, software or technology platforms could face a different type of crisis: being at a competitive disadvantage in a challenging and demanding marketplace.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
Noun
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The Tarte Shape Tape formula delivers full, flawless coverage that instantly brightens dark circles, blurs blemishes, and sculpts the face without feeling heavy.—
Marie Lodi,
Allure,
5 July 2025
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A couple of years ago, the tree collapsed, on account of disease, and now, amid birdsong and leaf-whisper, the concentric circles of stones, shifted by roots and overgrown with moss, have become a memorial to the organism that once supported them.—
Shauna Lyon,
New Yorker,
4 July 2025
Verb
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On offense, the Red Sox have predictably struggled without Devers’ bat in the lineup.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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If the mention of Luxembourg conjures visions of banks, European institutions and a vague whiff of royalty, most people struggle to place the tiny country on a map.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
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“Fold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fold. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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