folded

verb

Definition of foldednext
past tense of fold
1
as in doubled
to lay one part over or against another part of fold the blanket so that it will fit inside the trunk

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2
as in flopped
to be unsuccessful the business folded after just two months

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Recent Examples of folded They are found soon after out on the ice, naked bodies tangled and frozen together in a pile, with their clothes neatly folded on the snow. — Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024 That image has long since been folded into Guardiola’s mythology. — Rory Smith, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024 Pitchfork’s namesake music publication had been folded into GQ last January by owners Condé Nast, with many Pitchfork Media employees losing their jobs. — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for folded
  1. collapsed
  2. failed
  3. struggled
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  • Other homes seemed to be abandoned—partially collapsed and overgrown with weeds.
    — Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Ottoman-era homes in the city's old quarter collapsed.
    — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of collapsed
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  • Mayor Brandon Johnson, a former CTU organizer who was elected on the grateful largesse of the union, has fought CPS at every turn but failed in his attempt to banish schools CEO Pedro Martinez.
    — Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The off-duty officer was riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle westbound when the driver of the Accord failed to yield the right-of-way and turned in front of the motorcycle, a DPS spokesperson said in a news release.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of failed
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  • The Bears offense struggled under coordinator Shane Waldron, so he was fired.
    — Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • When Barbra Streisand struggled with the replacement orchestrations during a recording session, the conductor had Cullen’s original scores on hand.
    — Darryn King, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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