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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
After Arthur Anderson folded, Townes-Whitley charted a new course by joining Unisys, a server infrastructure company, which catapulted her into the tech world.
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Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Historically, scientists have studied proteins’ folded structures to understand their function individually.
—Viviane Callier, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2025
The vast majority of cases have been folded into two multijurisdictional proceedings, one in state and the other in federal court, to streamline the pretrial discovery process.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Sautéed peppers and onions make for a flavorful addition, whether folded into the mixture before baking or served on top.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
And at Joe’s Pizza, the counter-service classic continues to represent what many locals consider a textbook New York slice—thin, quick and best eaten folded.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The boom mic is located on the right side of the headphones, and can be folded into the headset's plastic frame for easy transition.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
Berman was tasked with ensuring the NWSL’s fate did not resemble that of its predecessors, Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA) and Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS), which both failed financially and folded in 2003 and 2012, respectively.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
When fully folded, the TD2 works like a handheld flashlight.
—New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2025
Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Historically, scientists have studied proteins’ folded structures to understand their function individually.
—Viviane Callier, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2025
The vast majority of cases have been folded into two multijurisdictional proceedings, one in state and the other in federal court, to streamline the pretrial discovery process.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Sautéed peppers and onions make for a flavorful addition, whether folded into the mixture before baking or served on top.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
And at Joe’s Pizza, the counter-service classic continues to represent what many locals consider a textbook New York slice—thin, quick and best eaten folded.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The boom mic is located on the right side of the headphones, and can be folded into the headset's plastic frame for easy transition.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
Berman was tasked with ensuring the NWSL’s fate did not resemble that of its predecessors, Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA) and Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS), which both failed financially and folded in 2003 and 2012, respectively.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
When fully folded, the TD2 works like a handheld flashlight.
—New Atlas, 10 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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That night the telegraph network near London collapsed while an aurora lit up the sky.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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After leading 18-14 at halftime, the Tigers collapsed in the second half, getting outscored 21-0 in the third quarter and 28-7 overall after the break, ultimately falling 49-25 — a loss that will likely knock them out of the AP Top 25 rankings.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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The last time this happened in the Championship before this season was 2013-14, when Derby, Middlesbrough, Bolton Wanderers, Wednesday and Yeovil Town all failed to win any of their first five home matches.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Russ Anderson also failed to challenge the bank’s incentive compensation program, failed to institute effective controls and repeatedly downplayed sales practices misconduct, Hsu previously said.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
23 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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