1
as in family
folks plural
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
her folks have farmed that land for five generations
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2
as in class
one of the segments of society into which people are grouped
the working-class folk with no airs or pretentions
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Recent Examples of folk
Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 13 June 2019
After Carly and Martina, indie band Half-Alive and folk musician Liza Anne finished off the series for the day.
—Elena Weissmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2018
Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Similarly, the folks at Always Here have a clear ask that actually supports creatives—if AI art is an important issue to you?
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
This year, the event will feature more folk dancing groups, Plevrakis said, and guests can enjoy a DJ on Friday and Sunday, plus a live band on Saturday.
—Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 13 June 2019
After Carly and Martina, indie band Half-Alive and folk musician Liza Anne finished off the series for the day.
—Elena Weissmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2018
Adjective
The many folks who made the trek to the Kaseya Center were left disappointed when the pop star’s concert was canceled literally minutes before it was set to begin.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Similarly, the folks at Always Here have a clear ask that actually supports creatives—if AI art is an important issue to you?
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for folk
Noun
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The typical price of a single-family home in the United States is about $368,000, jumping roughly 13% over the past 5 years and 38% over the last decade, the ABC News data team found.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The university said the campus is closed and classes are canceled until Monday.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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However, since school calendars in the city and county are generally set at the beginning of the calendar year, the special recall election was scheduled regardless of teacher in-service days, student class schedules and other events, Kieffer said.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Every June, Kaw tribal people return to Council Grove for a two-day powwow.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Joint projects involving communities and state, tribal and local agencies, like those under the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, build partnerships to reduce fire risk across large landscapes and lower the risk of fire spreading to homes and federal wildlands.—
Tony Cheng,
The Conversation,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The macro 20th century Western rhetoric about Catholic charity can surely be critiqued for not engaging with the driving ideological role of caste, but that is not the interest of nor the purview of this film.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
27 Aug. 2025
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The Ramayana has hundreds of versions — across states, dialects, castes.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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This will lead to a total loss of human control and the potential end of humanity.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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There are those participants who safeguard their humanity amid such high stakes (like Cooper Hoffman's Garraty and David Jonsson's McVries) and those who succumb to the temptations of the game (like Charlie Plummer's Barkovitch).—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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With a genocide in Congo and war, famine and ethnic cleasing in Sudan, to cite just two of the conflicts currently happening in Africa, that dream seems impossible.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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Cellucci agreed and brought to the Weld campaign an ethnic balance as well as his knowledge of the workings of the Legislature, the State House and state government.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The regulation of historic districts is done at the local level.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Two of the missions with uncertain futures monitor carbon dioxide levels in the Earth's atmosphere.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Opened in 1946, the diner was the first in the city to hire African Americans in front-of-house roles during a time when racial tensions were heightened, and its inclusive legacy has lived on.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Troost Avenue had long served as a dividing line of racial segregation in Kansas City, a physical reminder of historic redlining from the Jim Crow era.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Folk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folk. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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