folders

noun

plural of folder
as in brochures
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 folders Files and folders can also be shared with collaborators across platforms. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 15 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 The same policy lived in several folders in more than one version, and the version people followed was not always the newest. — Ethan Pham, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Summarizing emails, organizing folders, saving attachments, creating lists and tables, comparing products. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026 Those commands can gather information about a computer and copy documents from folders including Documents, Downloads and Desktop. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026 But sharp increases in the cost of folders, pencils and other products have forced her to cut back and search for cheaper alternatives. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 Paper folders, for example, were 25 cents at Walmart, Target and Staples. — Amy Kawata, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 Walmart back-to-school sale Walmart has lowered prices on 14 of its most popular school supplies and accessories to 2019 prices – as low as 25 cents on items such as folders. — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for folders
  1. brochures
  2. booklets
  3. leaflets
  4. flyers
  5. pamphlets
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
  • But business-development brochures were never such grim reading.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of brochures
Noun
  • Catalogs, booklets and leave-behinds can carry a brand story longer than a QR code and scroll can.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • How about heaps of photos of the guys with haircuts, guyliner, and nail polish, and CD booklets sodden with semen, blood, and piss?
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2026
Definition of booklets
Noun
  • 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
  • By the mid-1990s, the group had also become involved in anti-Castro political activity, including dropping pro-democracy leaflets over Cuba.
    — Landon Mion , Lorraine Taylor, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of leaflets
Noun
  • Police said the individuals approached diners and placed flyers or newspapers over their wallets, purses or cellphones while engaging them in conversation.
    — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The return address listed on the flyers names a company, Transgender Student Union LLC.
    — Brian New, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of flyers
Noun
  • Brooks was handing out pamphlets for Republican County Judge Tim O’Hare and wearing an O’Hare campaign shirt.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Volunteers hand out cookies and sliced oranges for breakfast, while organizers run a workshop on collective action and others hand out pamphlets.
    — Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of pamphlets

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“Folders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folders. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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