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 But sharp increases in the cost of folders, pencils and other products have forced her to cut back and search for cheaper alternatives. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 Some Adams is willing to keep in the folder for even longer, waiting for any tiny moment when football’s typical logic may not apply. — Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Paper folders, for example, were 25 cents at Walmart, Target and Staples. — Amy Kawata, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 There may be good reasons not to acknowledge or respond to an email, such as simply not seeing an email that went into a spam folder. — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for folder

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Noun

The box includes the watch, the band, and the charging cord, along with a quick start guide and warranty info booklet.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
The same year that Open AI released GPT 3, Cody was at the mill with a clipboard and a booklet, studying.

— Ethan Brooks, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Definition of booklet

Noun

In application material for that developer’s project, the agency also redacted the plan for translating tenant outreach brochures from English.

— Rob Davis, ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2026
Their concepts are travel-based, with their album like a travel brochure that takes fans and listeners on a trip.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of brochure

Noun

Overt leaflet and loudspeaker campaigns, which the US military also used during the Gulf War and in Iraq and Afghanistan, were meant to weaken morale and instill fear (to dubious success).

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Many booth holders used small stone paperweights to hold down stacks of informational leaflets offered from their tables.

— Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of leaflet

Noun

American Airlines is expanding its snack menus for Main Cabin flyers based on customer feedback and testing, the release said.

— Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Piker, whose inflammatory comments about American Jews have drawn condemnations across the aisle, has been a frequent flyer on the campaign trail and appeared with Michigan Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed before the state’s primary elections.

— Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of flyer

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