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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
As Nelson spoke, Rubio took the note back and folded it up before tucking it away.
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Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Knitted garments are best stored folded to prevent stretching.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
This image moved quickly across global media and was shared, commented on, memed, and folded into the familiar rhythms of contemporary visual culture.
—Debbie Millman, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
Suicide prevention smocks are stiff, thick garments that can not be folded and are intended to stop the smocks from being fashioned into a noose.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
Hollywood isn’t the first industry to get folded, spindled, and mutilated.
—Lauren Bans, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2026
State leaders officially shut down CT Next the following year and folded the quasi-public agency’s remaining operations into DECD.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
Finishes tolerably folded, right-side out.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
Vogue announced that the 22-year-old brand would be folded into the flagship brand’s website on Monday.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Knitted garments are best stored folded to prevent stretching.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
This image moved quickly across global media and was shared, commented on, memed, and folded into the familiar rhythms of contemporary visual culture.
—Debbie Millman, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
Suicide prevention smocks are stiff, thick garments that can not be folded and are intended to stop the smocks from being fashioned into a noose.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
Hollywood isn’t the first industry to get folded, spindled, and mutilated.
—Lauren Bans, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2026
State leaders officially shut down CT Next the following year and folded the quasi-public agency’s remaining operations into DECD.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
Finishes tolerably folded, right-side out.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
Vogue announced that the 22-year-old brand would be folded into the flagship brand’s website on Monday.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for folded
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An iconic name for nine decades, Roto-Rooter has more than doubled its sales in the last 10 years.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Arkansas Advanced Energy Association and Foundation secured over $1 million in grant funding and doubled its staff in 2025, according to the company's annual report released Tuesday.—
Sydney Sasser,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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Early experiments, like the Humane AI pin, have flopped due to high prices and poor performance.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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The huge painting of the naked woman flopped on a couch?—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Dec. 2025
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The sofa was so collapsed that getting up from it felt like core strength training.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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And then on Thursday, after most of the show had been written, a man collapsed in the Oval Office, generating an instantly meme-able photograph of the president staring into the camera, looking oblivious to efforts to revive the prone victim at stage left.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
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The French Revolution began in 1789, and tensions peaked with King Louis and Marie Antoinette’s failed escape attempt in 1791, which ultimately led to their execution in 1793.—
Elle Meier,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Brown University shooting should be a wakeup call to college trustees and administrators, especially now that the US Department of Education will send a team of investigators to determine whether Brown failed to provide proper security before and after the shooting.—
Rick Pozniak,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Footage of the crash showed a towering wave of smoke and flames billowing skyward near the airport after the low-flying plane struggled to climb and then erupted into an enormous fireball on impact.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Memphis struggled out of the gate on Friday night against a motivated Tulane Green Wave team that suffered an upset loss to UTSA in Week 10.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Folded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folded. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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