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as in doubled
to lay one part over or against another part of
fold the blanket so that it will fit inside the trunk
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as in flopped
to be unsuccessful
the business folded after just two months
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Recent Examples of folded
There was a distinct set of tales dealing with demons who collected idle chatter in churches, and, over time, these stories were folded into the expanding legend of Tutivillus.
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JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
The existing performance materials group will be folded into the apparel and footwear divisions.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Besides being one of the best ways to stay warm, puffer jackets are also unbelievably packable, much like this Eddie Bauer down jacket that has insulation for chilly days but can be folded or rolled to practically half its size.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
And, parking at its three new parking garages is folded into event ticket costs, so city officials said the 10% fee would not be triggered.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
International Peace The 2026 International Peace stamp feature a photo of an origami crane folded by Peace Crane Project founder Sue DiCicco.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
As a result, the small market was soon saturated and many companies folded.
—New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
His younger daughter held onto a clipboard while the older walked with her arms folded across her chest.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
After Arthur Anderson folded, Townes-Whitley charted a new course by joining Unisys, a server infrastructure company, which catapulted her into the tech world.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
The existing performance materials group will be folded into the apparel and footwear divisions.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Besides being one of the best ways to stay warm, puffer jackets are also unbelievably packable, much like this Eddie Bauer down jacket that has insulation for chilly days but can be folded or rolled to practically half its size.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
And, parking at its three new parking garages is folded into event ticket costs, so city officials said the 10% fee would not be triggered.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
International Peace The 2026 International Peace stamp feature a photo of an origami crane folded by Peace Crane Project founder Sue DiCicco.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
As a result, the small market was soon saturated and many companies folded.
—New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
His younger daughter held onto a clipboard while the older walked with her arms folded across her chest.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
After Arthur Anderson folded, Townes-Whitley charted a new course by joining Unisys, a server infrastructure company, which catapulted her into the tech world.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for folded
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The survey found that the number of Americans taking drugs like semaglutide (which include the brands Ozempic and Wegovy) or tirzepatide (under the brands Zepbound and Mounjaro) for weight loss more than doubled over the past year and a half.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
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Usher more than doubled that return with the 2010-11 OMG World Tour, which grossed $75 million; the trek landed in seventh place on Billboard’s Top Tours chart in 2011.—
Gail Mitchell,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
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Lawrence has been open in past interviews about needing to take a two year break from Hollywood after making 16 movies in six years, a string of which flopped at the box office and only inflamed the public’s negative reception of her.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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In one second-quarter stretch, Smart checked in, hit a jumper, flopped to draw an offensive foul on Curry, then hooked his arm around Curry’s shoulder and wrestled the Warriors star to the floor, earning him a flagrant 1 foul and prompting a celebration from Horford.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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The 20-year-old defenseman collapsed to the ice after the puck went in.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Shortly after their conversation, Forrest learned Phoenix had collapsed and was seizing on the sidewalk outside of the nightclub.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Disney’s channels have been removed from YouTube’s pay-TV platform after the two media giants failed to reach a new carriage agreement before Thursday’s midnight deadline passed.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Seeing as how the first tribe swap failed to shake anything up and gave us two more obvious telegraphed votes, the producers decided to blow it all up again and expand back to three tribes.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Her sister struggled for years with substance use, leading their mother to assume custody of her sister's two children.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025
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After an effort to create a Falls of the Ohio national park fell short in 1967, Kentucky and Indiana officials struggled to stop the falls from becoming a garbage dump.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Folded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folded. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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