as in collapsing
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as in doubling
to lay one part over or against another part of
fold the blanket so that it will fit inside the trunk
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as in flopping
to be unsuccessful
the business folded after just two months
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Recent Examples of folding
Mike Richard, Men's Health, 8 Jan. 2023
The Game Boy modding community is popular right now, and one currently trending mod involves transplanting the circuitry of a folding Game Boy Advance SP (from 2003) into a non-folding custom shell.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 15 Nov. 2022
Nissan advises owners to avoid attaching anything to the key fob and to use the key in the non-folding position.
—Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver, 28 Feb. 2023
Roberts is depicted on the mural at his seat just inside the folding front doors of a classic Baltimore transit car on what was then the line that carried the most passengers and was also the longest in the city.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2023
What to Consider: The price point is a bit higher than similar folding travel mirrors.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2023
There are rumors that the S23 Ultra will have a 200 megapixel camera, which almost doubles the 108MP resolution that’s been available on Samsung’s top-end non-folding phone since the S20 series.
—Mitchell Clark, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2023
The Integra combines the look of a traditional sedan with the practicality of a hatchback: more room and flat folding rear seats to accommodate big items.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2022
These are handsets that look just like traditional non-folding phones.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 16 Dec. 2021
Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
However, its Optimus robots, seen folding laundry in a demo video earlier this year, were criticized for being operated by humans using controls, rather than acting autonomously.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
Los Mobility has instead combined the load capacity of a front-loader with the benefits of a folding ebike for the V1.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
These scenarios include activities like folding clothes, organizing, cleaning, and doing laundry.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
The flowers and the ferns put themselves to bed, shedding petals, drying and darkening, folding up.
—Richard Brookhiser, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
In his office, Posen has now pinned the denim fabric around the hips, folding each corner like origami.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
The house of cards that Vladimir Putin has so carefully stacked over more than two decades is folding before our eyes.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
The route begins at the corner of George and Cypress Streets, before making a left onto Pollock Street and finishing at the corner of Pollock and East Front Streets, so stake out a prime viewing spot early and don’t forget to bring your folding chairs.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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In general, folding exercise bikes are less durable than their non-folding counterparts.
—Mike Richard, Men's Health, 8 Jan. 2023
The Game Boy modding community is popular right now, and one currently trending mod involves transplanting the circuitry of a folding Game Boy Advance SP (from 2003) into a non-folding custom shell.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 15 Nov. 2022
Nissan advises owners to avoid attaching anything to the key fob and to use the key in the non-folding position.
—Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver, 28 Feb. 2023
Roberts is depicted on the mural at his seat just inside the folding front doors of a classic Baltimore transit car on what was then the line that carried the most passengers and was also the longest in the city.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2023
What to Consider: The price point is a bit higher than similar folding travel mirrors.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2023
There are rumors that the S23 Ultra will have a 200 megapixel camera, which almost doubles the 108MP resolution that’s been available on Samsung’s top-end non-folding phone since the S20 series.
—Mitchell Clark, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2023
The Integra combines the look of a traditional sedan with the practicality of a hatchback: more room and flat folding rear seats to accommodate big items.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2022
These are handsets that look just like traditional non-folding phones.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 16 Dec. 2021
Verb
My proposal is that Healey, even standing at only 5 feet, 4 inches, pose for a folding chair photo with the Boston Celtics the way Dukakis did.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
However, its Optimus robots, seen folding laundry in a demo video earlier this year, were criticized for being operated by humans using controls, rather than acting autonomously.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
Los Mobility has instead combined the load capacity of a front-loader with the benefits of a folding ebike for the V1.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
These scenarios include activities like folding clothes, organizing, cleaning, and doing laundry.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
The flowers and the ferns put themselves to bed, shedding petals, drying and darkening, folding up.
—Richard Brookhiser, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
In his office, Posen has now pinned the denim fabric around the hips, folding each corner like origami.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
The house of cards that Vladimir Putin has so carefully stacked over more than two decades is folding before our eyes.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
The route begins at the corner of George and Cypress Streets, before making a left onto Pollock Street and finishing at the corner of Pollock and East Front Streets, so stake out a prime viewing spot early and don’t forget to bring your folding chairs.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for folding
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Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse On March 26, a container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, collapsing the bridge and killing six construction workers who were filling potholes on the span.Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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This pre-dates the casual fashions that would take hold during the 1960s, eventually collapsing traditional dressiness by the 1970s, making Sumbariners and GMT Masters the thing to wear.Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
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Given the constant demands by wind, solar, and EV company executives for more and more government subsidies to sustain their failing business models, this reality could become disastrous for those rent-seeking industries in the coming years as the era of crony capitalism comes to a close.David Blackmon, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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But failing to advance beyond the wild-card round (not to mention losing in infamous or controversial fashion) isn’t what fans had in mind when the front office spoke about building a sustainable contender years ago.Kaitlyn McGrath, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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In 2024, already missing Miles, Notre Dame lost forward Kylee Watson to an ACL tear during the ACC tournament.Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Keegan Murray is considered questionable after missing the past two games with left ankle inflammation.Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 5 Jan. 2025
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Ordinary Americans also work for league media arms such as the NFL Network, which last year conducted layoffs, or their partners, including regional sports networks that are struggling to keep pace.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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California and Stanford ventured to the opposite coast for the first time, both struggling in the Eastern time zone.Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Folding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folding. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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