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as in to flop
to be unsuccessful
the business folded after just two months
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as in pack
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
ready to welcome their old Liberal friend back into the fold
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Recent Examples of fold
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
At a certain point, phones are phones, and people will turn elsewhere: Huawei’s latest is covered in vegan leather, has three folding screens, and makes my iPhone 15 look like meemaw’s clunky old Mr. Coffee.
—Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
The 2019 deal brought Avatar as well as properties like The Simpsons and X-Men into the Disney fold.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
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Verb
What to look for in a quality baby mat
Portability
Cloth mats fold and travel well, but this is not the case with foam mats.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
At a certain point, phones are phones, and people will turn elsewhere: Huawei’s latest is covered in vegan leather, has three folding screens, and makes my iPhone 15 look like meemaw’s clunky old Mr. Coffee.
—Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
The fetal folds are creases along the calf’s skin that come from being scrunched inside its mother’s uterus for about 18 months.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
The 2019 deal brought Avatar as well as properties like The Simpsons and X-Men into the Disney fold.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
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Verb
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Anne Klein Genuine Diamond Dial Bangle Watch My 88-year-old grandma loves her jewelry, especially this beautiful watch that doubles as a statement piece.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
24 Apr. 2025
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This event indicated the exoplanet had a planet-to-star mass ratio that roughly doubles the Earth-sun mass ratio.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The crop can be harvested at anytime but most leave the bulbs in the ground until the tops decline and flop over.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2025
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The Bali project seems to have flopped, reportedly leaving local construction workers in the lurch.—
Kyle Khan-Mullins,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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While there are endless options, this model charges up quickly, lasts through several hours of use, and won't add weight to your pack.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Apr. 2025
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There are small powder packets, solo packs of low-dose gummies and TSA-friendly buzz drops to add to a non-alcoholic drink or even coffee.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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But, as ballots were being counted, government authorities announced that the electoral system had collapsed.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Tommy walks through the burning town and finds Maria, collapsing into her on Main Street, which is littered with dead, human and infected both.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The pontiff, who had been facing major health issues in the past several weeks, used an aide, Archbishop Diego Ravelli, to deliver his Easter Sunday speech to a crowd gathered at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Despite the bad moment the team was experiencing, the Bernabeu crowd also applauded Raul Asencio and Tchouameni after two good defensive actions in the first half.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Dix’s conclusion is easily seen in the lives of famous entrepreneurs who failed at various times in their lives.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Because practices that work in one context may fail in another.—
HEC Paris Insights,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The strong support helped sophomore Kendall Pemberton gut out a win in the circle.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2025
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And so with perfect timing and wry irony, just as the unremovable blue circle turned up on billions of phones, WhatsApp quietly confirmed the solution.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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And their struggling offense is becoming a major concern.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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Behind her glamorous exterior, the real Dorothy was a closeted lesbian who struggled with substance abuse and was mistreated by the men within Hollywood’s studio system before ultimately committing suicide.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Fold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fold. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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