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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
Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
Within the casket was a dog, an old slipper folded in its paws.
—Jennie Key, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2026
Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2026
Tab top curtains include fabric loops that slide over the rod, leaving it partially visible and forming soft, relaxed folds.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Don't fold your cards on this deal.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
Within the casket was a dog, an old slipper folded in its paws.
—Jennie Key, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
At just 918 square feet, the house rejects sprawl entirely—the design stacks, overlaps, and folds in on itself.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2026
Tab top curtains include fabric loops that slide over the rod, leaving it partially visible and forming soft, relaxed folds.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fold
Verb
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Brock was 11 for 18 with four home runs, two doubles and 14 RBIs over five games in the tournament.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
5 Apr. 2026
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A lot of the Mustangs’ strategy against the Wolverines was to get the ball out wide and then double that kid and just try to frustrate Wakeland which Grapevine did time and time again.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
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Why Frederick Jackson Turner’s Frontier Thesis initially flopped.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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After beating Atlanta last Friday without Jaylen Brown and Charlotte on Sunday without Brown and Derrick White, Boston flopped in a rematch with the Hawks, losing 112-102 without a crew of contributors headlined by a resting Jayson Tatum.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Shipley Donuts Shipley Donuts is offering a free four-pack of kolaches for loyalty members on April 1, according to a news release and a post on their official Facebook page.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Each pack consists of a photocard for either Huntr/X or the Saja Boys and a Derpy access card with a QR code that unlocks exclusive content via the McDonald's app.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The innermost rim formed later, when a mountain at the crater’s center collapsed.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
4 Apr. 2026
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Eventually, Pearlene collapsed and died inside a makeshift bathroom in the family’s trailer, which had no running water or electricity.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
4 Apr. 2026
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Stacy Jennings posted 2 hits, 2 RBIs and a walk while also dominating in the circle, allowing three hits and zero earned runs.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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It had been mounted on a small platform, which bore a little icon of a pair of feet inside a backslash circle, as though stepping into a guillotine were every museumgoer’s wish.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the video, Woods can be seen wearing a blue polo shirt and leaning against the patrol car while failing the sobriety tests.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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In other words, when a job requires multiple steps, creativity, or precision, AI replacements are more likely to fail than succeed.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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And if a bunch of independent enthusiasts can uncover this much information with public tools, this fast, imagine what a properly coordinated and resourced regulatory effort could achieve.—
Nic Puckrin,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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There's a bunch of power lines down.—
Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Perhaps those June friendlies in Florida will give him one more chance to experiment, but the simple reality is that any Kane-less plan will struggle to get off the ground.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The waiver was established by the TEA to provide additional flexibility to go out of state to find qualified leaders to right the ships of struggling districts.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Fold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fold. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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