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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
Daniel has a special way of gathering folks who hold no qualms with showcasing their talent; so to see the historic dance company in this part of the city was such a distinct moment.
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
This leaves the remainder, folks more likely to purchase insurance because of poorer health, with potentially exorbitant premiums and out-of-pocket costs.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Young people never seem to believe it when older folks tell them how quickly a life can fly by.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
That’s not why folks go to Cracker Barrel, many argued.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
A lot of Black folks, due to systemic racism and generational trauma, face massive hurdles.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
What a time to be a Brewers and Packers fan, folks.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
That's all from me this week, folks!
—Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Going through the photos, folks will notice the colorful rooms, ample-sized bathrooms (with small showers) and an erotic maze.
—Tj MacIas 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
This leaves the remainder, folks more likely to purchase insurance because of poorer health, with potentially exorbitant premiums and out-of-pocket costs.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Young people never seem to believe it when older folks tell them how quickly a life can fly by.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
That’s not why folks go to Cracker Barrel, many argued.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
A lot of Black folks, due to systemic racism and generational trauma, face massive hurdles.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
What a time to be a Brewers and Packers fan, folks.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
That's all from me this week, folks!
—Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Going through the photos, folks will notice the colorful rooms, ample-sized bathrooms (with small showers) and an erotic maze.
—Tj MacIas 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for folks
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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Reigning world champion and 100-meter dash runner-up Sha'carri Richardson and Shericka Jackson will do their best to repeat their 2023 successes.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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After over a decade of running a members’ club in Mayfair, David Lorenz grew tired of the hospitality world.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
13 Sep. 2025
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Grey’s son, Loren Grey, restored his father’s original ending in the novel’s 1982 Pocket Books reprint, but the vanishing mythos remains intact, with the last of the tribe wistfully following Curtis’s Navajo into the temporal graveyard of the past.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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That dire warning aside, California tribes are also suing for a preliminary injunction against Kalshi to block its prediction markets.—
Contessa Brewer,Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While detailing the first in-person meeting between her and Rodríguez, Pascal spoke about the specific rhetoric that trans actors sometimes come up against, which is that trans actors should connect with trans subjects based solely on identity, rather than the many other aspects of their humanity.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
15 Sep. 2025
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The way humanity finally got to the level of ChatGPT was not by comprehending intelligence well enough to craft an intelligent mind.—
Nate Soares,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the last fortnight alone, Starmer's Deputy Prime Minister and close ally Angela Rayner has resigned after a house tax scandal, triggering a major cabinet reshuffle.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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The weighty Guerlain Rouge G case comes in a wide variety of fabrics, colors, and textures—glossy tortoiseshell, embossed gold, glittering crystals—that house one of the most luxurious lipstick formulas on the market.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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More generally, the Nepalese public criticized the government’s measures disproportionate impact on ordinary users.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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That's significant because the Environmental Protection Agency cited it in its attempts to roll back its prior finding that greenhouse gases posed a danger to the US public.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After provoking the ire of the college kids, Madea and her clan are subjected to a series of ghoulish pranks.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Sep. 2025
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Yet the unit also targets dissenters and those, including various clans, some backed by Israel, that dare to defy Hamas’s rule.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Folks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folks. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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