as in booklet
a short printed publication with no cover or with a paper cover
a folder offering tips for heating one's home efficiently
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Recent Examples of folder
Recipe creator Leah Eskin found this recipe, handwritten in French, while sorting through decades' worth of inspiration saved in a folder.
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Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026
Since consumers tend to mark these emails as spam, other no-reply emails may automatically be directed to the spam folder – including essential communication like booking confirmations.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
However, moments after the apology, Navarro used yellow file folders to conceal the silver handcuffs that corrections officers placed on her wrists.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
The Vial of Life information is kept in a secure plastic folder and placed on your refrigerator door (or another area of your choosing) where responders will know to look for it.
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
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Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026
Since consumers tend to mark these emails as spam, other no-reply emails may automatically be directed to the spam folder – including essential communication like booking confirmations.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
However, moments after the apology, Navarro used yellow file folders to conceal the silver handcuffs that corrections officers placed on her wrists.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
The Vial of Life information is kept in a secure plastic folder and placed on your refrigerator door (or another area of your choosing) where responders will know to look for it.
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for folder
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The bound paper booklets in which students hand-write their responses to test questions have surged in popularity during the AI explosion.—
Jamil Zaki,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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The county also sends out a Voter Information Guide, a paper booklet with all the relevant information about the election, as well as candidate statements specifically for the districts each voter resides in.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
3 May 2026
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Conservation here and elsewhere in Fiji is not a brochure promise, but a daily struggle between nature and guest comfort.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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One advertiser might want to drive visits to a car showroom, while another might want to send out a brochure about travel to a new theme park or hotel.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 May 2026
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To identify the plant, Kaufmann recommends looking for a notch or lobe that is sometimes found on one side of the oblong leaflets with smooth margins.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
8 May 2026
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Carroll Rivas added that decreases of nonviolent incidents in the audit appear in part attributed to fewer in-person events, leaflet or flyer distributions or other gatherings, particularly among white nationalists and neo-Nazis.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Other upfront frequent fliers included Tina Fey and Shaquille O’Neal.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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President of the Laburt Improvement Community Association, Janet Bailey handed out flyers in the community after Brooks in an effort to raise awareness abut local behavioral health services.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Some of these digital pamphlets provide terse, functional updates while others act as the successors to bygone alt-weeklies, covering cultural happenings and carrying out local-interest investigations.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Use of pamphlets in a Q&A format would go a long way in explaining and helping the public navigate the complex assessment process.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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“Folder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folder. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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