as in brochures
a short printed publication with no cover or with a paper cover
a folder offering tips for heating one's home efficiently
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Recent Examples of folders
In addition, Maison Margiela plans to share all its folders related to the events via Dropbox, letting anyone in the world sift through detailed digital files, from the call-time for models at the Shanghai fashion show to the documentation about what’s being shipped to China for the various events.
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Smart Planning Platforms Are Replacing Wedding Binders The time has passed when people used full folders and handwritten to-do lists.
—Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Labels make filing faster and less overwhelming by clearly defining folders for important documents, bills, warranties, school papers, and household records.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
Agents are sandboxed and limited to specific folders or branches, with permission required for elevated actions such as network access.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
Claude Cowork is meant to be like an AI colleague, with the ability to read files, organize folders and draft documents on your behalf.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Be thoughtful about sensitive items Consider redacting highly sensitive data (like customer-specific pricing) when appropriate, and carefully manage access to the most confidential folders.
—Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Tag emails with keywords or set up folders.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
The fifth group consisted of 120 images of hard drives, folders and boxes, apparently taken by investigators.
—CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Miles Socha, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Smart Planning Platforms Are Replacing Wedding Binders The time has passed when people used full folders and handwritten to-do lists.
—Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Labels make filing faster and less overwhelming by clearly defining folders for important documents, bills, warranties, school papers, and household records.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
Agents are sandboxed and limited to specific folders or branches, with permission required for elevated actions such as network access.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
Claude Cowork is meant to be like an AI colleague, with the ability to read files, organize folders and draft documents on your behalf.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Be thoughtful about sensitive items Consider redacting highly sensitive data (like customer-specific pricing) when appropriate, and carefully manage access to the most confidential folders.
—Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Tag emails with keywords or set up folders.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
The fifth group consisted of 120 images of hard drives, folders and boxes, apparently taken by investigators.
—CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for folders
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This guide explores the critical factors defining top-tier clinics in Mexico, moving beyond marketing brochures to examine the medical realities of modern hair transplantation.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
2 Jan. 2026
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The only real changes in these places, though, would be in marketing – the signs, brochures and merchandise sold in gift shops.—
Seth T. Kannarr,
The Conversation,
8 Dec. 2025
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Sweden and Finland updated guidance to their citizens on how to survive war last year, distributing booklets that included instructions on how to prepare for communications outages, power cuts and extreme weather.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
25 Dec. 2025
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Make sure to step inside the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, which is a treasure trove of art and architecture, and even has activity booklets for kids.—
Carolyn Ryberg,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Most heart defects are benign, Franklin said, such as a patent foramen ovale (a tiny flap in the top chamber), or bicuspid aortic valve (a fusion of the aortic valve leaflets).—
Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
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Imagine the wartime use of leaflets that were dropped in large quantities over battlefields, or onto townships, and contained a single message that was intended to mentally unbalance large numbers of citizens or soldiers.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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This technology lets passengers verify their identity in just a few seconds, making airport travel quicker and easier for many flyers.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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When dinner was served, some of the highest flyers of Chicago were laid low, falling to the floor, groaning in agony and vomiting.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The group passed out pamphlets for the Iran Novin Party, a conservative political party that was established in 2023.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Fewer than 10 took pamphlets or Qurans.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Folders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folders. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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