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as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
her folks have farmed that land for five generations
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Recent Examples of folks
Here’s a post by right-wing commentator Michael Cernovich on the SOB Act, just a taste of how much some of the MAGA folks don’t like this measure.
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Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
There is no ill will against folks who may have different beliefs about vaccines.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
During a new interview with controversial media pundit Tomi Lahren (below), the former Live With Regis and Kathie Lee and Today morning TV personality said she's fed up with using so many specific characters to describe LGBTQ folks.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
So loved, folks referred to it simply as The Faucon Salad, a mainstay at the restaurant for 30 years.
—Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
Kathy and Greg put all their trust in these folks.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Even if folks didn’t go full Chicken, the sentiment was there.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
However, folks can watch it in the US with the help of a VPN, a service that allows users to set their computer’s location to another country and access websites that would otherwise be restricted by location.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 11 Mar. 2026
Beneath the twists and tumbles of its plot, Reddick’s play is concerned with the people and communities that never profit when power seeks to increase itself — children, poor folks, Black folks.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
There is no ill will against folks who may have different beliefs about vaccines.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
During a new interview with controversial media pundit Tomi Lahren (below), the former Live With Regis and Kathie Lee and Today morning TV personality said she's fed up with using so many specific characters to describe LGBTQ folks.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
So loved, folks referred to it simply as The Faucon Salad, a mainstay at the restaurant for 30 years.
—Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
Kathy and Greg put all their trust in these folks.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Even if folks didn’t go full Chicken, the sentiment was there.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
However, folks can watch it in the US with the help of a VPN, a service that allows users to set their computer’s location to another country and access websites that would otherwise be restricted by location.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 11 Mar. 2026
Beneath the twists and tumbles of its plot, Reddick’s play is concerned with the people and communities that never profit when power seeks to increase itself — children, poor folks, Black folks.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for folks
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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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The family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, who was shot and killed in the mass shooting that erupted at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally in February 2024, left the Jackson County courthouse in tears on Monday afternoon.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The issue reflects continuing shifts across the culinary world.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
12 Mar. 2026
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In a different world, the A’s would have executed this strategy with their players in Oakland.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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There are all these different tribes that live in the city.—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors say that Mannion, who worked as an IRS contact representative in Andover from 1998 to 2009, used her membership in the Mi’kmaq Nation Native American tribe to solicit other tribe members to hire her for tax preparation services.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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At the podium, Li read out a letter from Xi, which described ancient Greece and China as two civilizations that have shaped humanity’s development from opposite sides of Eurasia.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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What these ancient ruins in Turkey reveal about humanity’s first villages.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There’s also something nostalgic about it; the timer reminds me of baking at my grandparents’ house.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Mar. 2026
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His second outing for the house, however, which took place on Sunday, felt more measured, shifting the focus toward tailoring while still playing with sculptural silhouettes.—
Maliha Shoaib,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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Trump endorsed Fuller months after Greene, once his top ally, resigned following a public falling out with the president.—
Jeff Amy,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Pentagon has long treated the public disclosure of casualty figures, including troops wounded in combat, as a core piece of its accountability to both the American public and the families of those who serve -- a practice which dates back to World War II.—
Steven Beynon,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Carl Jackson’s clan, though, would rather be chasing invasive Burmese pythons through the heart of Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
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Every Catholic clan needs one silly-ass Jew (Ed) to lighten the mood.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Folks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folks. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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