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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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
Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
The mayor was taking folks for a ride to show off some new paint on some outdated infrastructure.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
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
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Noun
Different cities for different folks But unlike Chinese tourists, who have commonly been perceived to visit tourist heavy spots like Kyoto, Osaka and Tokyo, the influx of tourists from other countries seem to be bringing travelers to other regions in Japan.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
The mayor was taking folks for a ride to show off some new paint on some outdated infrastructure.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for folk
Noun
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Advice columnist Carolyn Hax takes your comments and questions most Fridays about life, family, relationships and more.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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During her tenure as a state representative and throughout her campaign for Illinois comptroller, Croke has pointed to her experience as a mother when discussing policies affecting working families.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Although this year’s edition of the Oscars, which aired on ABC on March 15, was hardly in the class of the 1972 installment, there was at least one moment that recalled Johnson’s witty, graceful sendup of stars commandeering the ceremony to climb atop their soapbox.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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The union represents more than 900 non-tenure faculty who teach about a quarter of classes.—
Naomi Ruchim,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Mullin would take command of a department whose immigration agents have alienated tribal members who say they’ve been racially profiled and unlawfully detained.—
Nick Miroff,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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And in this episode, viewers saw an infamous tribal swap.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Counter to the notion that a focus on caste and community is insular and, therefore, detrimental to business, Jayaraman embraces his heritage with a certain chutzpah and a largesse that makes customers return with their friends and family.—
Kalpana Mohan,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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That comes with his caste and class.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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What beautiful, intricate humanity.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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That’s the far future, as of 2026, of star-formation and of what stars will persist, to the best of humanity’s current knowledge.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The military government has lost large swaths of the country to pro-democracy People's Defense Forces and ethnic armed groups.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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For decades, New York mayors made a point to visit what were called the Three I’s—Ireland, Italy, and Israel—with a nod to three of the city’s dominant ethnic groups.—
Michael Powell,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The song evokes the chaos, tragedy, and soul of the Stewart clan like nothing else, the performance an unholy hybrid of rock, country, bluegrass, blues, and even psychedelia.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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Starring the filmmaking family as a filmmaking family who are making a film together when a dead body turns up, the cheekily meta horror-comedy benefits hugely from the audience’s preexisting goodwill toward this clan.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Mar. 2026
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Having worked together at Hofstra in 2006-07, then again at Duke in 2022-23, there is a level of cohesion between them.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
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Illinois voters decide their party’s nominees for races at the federal and state levels, as well as in a few local races, during the March 17 primary election.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Folk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folk. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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