Thesaurus results for FOLDER

folder

noun

ˈfōl-dər

Definition of folder

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 After a detailed briefing with an ATI staff member, I was kitted out with a folder packed with maps, a Namibian cell phone pre-programmed with key contacts, and a first-aid kit. — Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026 Use it to hold onto papers, notebooks, folders, and pens in your workspace, or keep it in the entryway to collect mail. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2026 Though the challenges are mostly great, the bakers struggle to rise to the occasion, to be the best thing since sliced bread, to eat and leave no crumbs, and all the other bread puns that are still in Noel’s drafts folder. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 The club secretary opened her computer and showed multiple folders that demonstrated just how much evidence a football club attempting to refloat has to provide. — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for folder

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Noun

The quick start guide is helpful for getting the microwave ready to use, while a more extensive booklet provides the nitty-gritty details on settings and modes like the sophisticated sensor-reheating functions (more on that later).

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026
This box set appears to contain EVERYTHING Hank ever recorded along with a killer booklet of photos, etc.

— Liza Lentini, SPIN, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of booklet

Noun

However, the only real changes in these places would be in marketing – the signs, brochures and merchandise sold in gift shops.

— Seth T. Kannarr, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026
The Dutch Boy brand grew so popular with homeowners that the company published a poetic picture-book brochure near the end of World War I to celebrate the benefits of its paints.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of brochure

Noun

On Monday, the same disturbing leaflets were found in dozens of homes in his neighborhood.

— Heath Kalb, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Melanie Folwell, the executive director of Idahoans United for Women and Families, the organization that got Prop 1 on the ballot, shared with the Statesman examples of signs and leaflets opposing Prop 1 that did not disclose who paid for them.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of leaflet

Noun

The Jerry Trimble school offers everything from demo flights for first-time flyers to advanced training.

— Josh Funk, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Its flier lists space for a 30,000-square-foot supermarket, along with commercial spaces next door totaling about 50,000 more.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of flyer

Noun

Voters are asked not to wear campaign clothes or accessories or to carry campaign flyers into or within 100 feet of a polling place, but are allowed to bring a voter information guide or pamphlet.

— Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Once, leafing through a typographical pamphlet by the Soviet graphic artist Farsovsky, Ellendea spotted a drawing of an old-fashioned carriage and a horseman.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of pamphlet

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