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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
Whatever folks are craving, Haider said there’s something for everyone.
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Jenna Thompson
april 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
The Wall Street Journal notes that upper middle class folks are often white-collar professionals in dual-income households, who have benefitted from women’s advances in the workforce and rising wages in fields like software engineering.
—Sam Klebanov, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
But the folks running Augusta National are not Luddites.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Montana Masback, creative director, encourages folks to make the pilgrimage, but to put their phone down at least for a little and enjoy themselves in an old-school way.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
And how did the front-of-house folks treat you?
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
There is not much of a theme separate from the idea of giving folks a glimpse of what Denver has managed to collect since 1942, when the museum acquired its first women’s garment.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Maybe the fans who were supposed to ditch him already left years or decades ago, and what’s left are the folks think advocating for empathy is a niche position.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
There is also a Hall of Fame of Historic Illinoisans, a 50-member eclectic group that includes such folks as Jane Addams, Sauk Chief Keokuk and Ernest Hemingway.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Jenna Thompson
april 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
The Wall Street Journal notes that upper middle class folks are often white-collar professionals in dual-income households, who have benefitted from women’s advances in the workforce and rising wages in fields like software engineering.
—Sam Klebanov, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
But the folks running Augusta National are not Luddites.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Montana Masback, creative director, encourages folks to make the pilgrimage, but to put their phone down at least for a little and enjoy themselves in an old-school way.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
And how did the front-of-house folks treat you?
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
There is not much of a theme separate from the idea of giving folks a glimpse of what Denver has managed to collect since 1942, when the museum acquired its first women’s garment.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Maybe the fans who were supposed to ditch him already left years or decades ago, and what’s left are the folks think advocating for empathy is a niche position.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
There is also a Hall of Fame of Historic Illinoisans, a 50-member eclectic group that includes such folks as Jane Addams, Sauk Chief Keokuk and Ernest Hemingway.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for folks
Noun
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Within months, her brother had sold the family home in Streamwood for around $160,000.—
Carol Thompson,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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That game served as a fundraiser for the MacCallum family.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Peterson praised the pedigree of Lee, a two-time world champion as an assistant, and mentioned that players fall in line with his no-nonsense standards.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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During a space-to-ground news conference late Wednesday, Wiseman said crewmates Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen proposed the out-of-this-world memorial when the crew was in medical quarantine before a few days before launch.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The quarter-ton bears, apex predators who are revered by some Native American tribes but also feared for their attacks on livestock and sometimes humans, became locally extinct in California in 1924, the same year that the last California gray wolf was captured and killed.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Askia Bennett is a wild man for the Young Seminole Hunters tribe.—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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After all, the Artemis 2 astronauts were getting humanity's first up-close looks at the moon in more than 50 years.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Plus, the Artemis II astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday, returning safely from humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than a half-century.—
Grace Miserocchi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Breakfast is included, a generous European-style buffet with eggs, cured meats, fresh fruit, house granola, muffins, and flaky pastries.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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Horner showed investigators where to find her body, which was recovered two days later at a site along the Trinity River less than 10 miles from her father’s house, authorities have said.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But it’s lost a lot of goodwill with the soccer-loving public.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Trump has benefited from a public worn down by repetition.—
Stephanie A,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Police last month detained 16 people allegedly linked to the Mazzarella clan on cyber fraud charges.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Most of his clan had inherited the freckled, rabbity Kennedy looks.—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Folks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folks. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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