Thesaurus results for FOLDER

folder

noun

ˈfōl-dər

Definition of folder

as in booklet

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 folder Please bring items like backpacks, pencils, folders and markers for entry. — Kat Tran july 24, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026 The ability to organize Zaps into folders here is a nice touch. — Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026 The malware then copies itself into the Mac's Library cache folder. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 Why a brag folder works Cindra Kamphoff, a performance psychologist in Minneapolis, discovered the value of focusing on small wins when her father spent weeks in intensive care after heart surgery. — Angela Haupt, Time, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for folder

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Catalogs, booklets and leave-behinds can carry a brand story longer than a QR code and scroll can.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Jeopardy’s clue writers appear to have been fooled by a viral tweet that purported to show an image from the original Tetris instruction booklet.

— Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026

Definition of booklet

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North Korea has remained hostile to President Lee Jae Myung’s overtures despite his efforts to ease tensions, including suspending anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker broadcasts and taking steps to curb the launch of propaganda leaflets by activists.

— Reuters, NBC news, 23 July 2026
In the years of the French Revolution and during the Italian Risorgimento, the itinerants carried in their baskets—hidden below the books—various leaflets and manifestos of secret societies conspiring against the ancien régime.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Definition of leaflet

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Around the same time that morning, Kayla Conway woke up and saw the missing-person flyers on Facebook.

— Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026
The city encourages organizers to notify neighbors in advance and even provides sample emails and flyers to help gather questions and feedback.

— Marina Lopes, Christian Science Monitor, 28 July 2026

Definition of flyer

Noun

Buses transported families, including children and teenagers, from Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, while young activists from Ben Gvir’s and Smotrich’s parties handed out campaign materials and pamphlets.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
My boss holds the pamphlet far away from the rest of her body—her index finger and thumb suddenly forming a sharp pincer.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

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