Thesaurus results for FOLDERS

folders

noun

plural of folder

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 Paper folders, for example, were 25 cents at Walmart, Target and Staples. — Amy Kawata, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 Walmart back-to-school sale Walmart has lowered prices on 14 of its most popular school supplies and accessories to 2019 prices – as low as 25 cents on items such as folders. — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 6 Aug. 2026 Affordable finds include notebooks, folders, pencils, crayons, glue sticks and other must-haves. — Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 Walmart sold spiral notebooks for 35 cents each and Office Max tied with Walmart both selling folders for 25 cents. — Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Create folders for bills, school memos, and other important printouts. — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2026 Visitors will be able to collect various back-to-school essentials, including writing utensils, notebooks, folders and art supplies. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 The target folders ensured that agents apprehended the correct person. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 Art supplies, backpacks, stationery, educational organization tools like binders and file folders, lunch boxes, music instruments, flash drives and more count as school supplies. — Zuri Primos july 25, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026

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Noun

Men are ditching their jackets and campaign brochures serve as makeshift fans.

— Debbie Elliott, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026
Dozens of vendors will be present to talk about programs for seniors, according to DeWitte’s website, and legislative brochures will be available at the free event.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of brochures

Noun

Red Cross volunteers at the Acropolis hand out kits with sunscreen, water, information leaflets and red caps.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
However, unlike poison ivy, Virginia creeper plants typically produce five leaflets, while poison ivy only ever produces three.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of leaflets

Noun

Kadel always had her head bent over her work, page after page of detailed line drawings that later appeared on friends’ bedroom and living room walls and sometimes on fliers for shows at Spaceland or the Silverlake Lounge.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Police in the Southeast Michigan community of Melvindale say flyers that appeared to recruit for the Ku Klux Klan were found in parts of the city.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

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