folks

noun

plural of folk
1
as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor her folks have farmed that land for five generations

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2
as in world
human beings in general c'mon, folks, let's get to work

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Recent Examples of folks On second thought, that seems like an expensive experiment to undertake with uncertain results, but the folks at Brown-Forman decided to try something similar. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026 Just as the weather begins to cool in Kansas City, Pitbull and Lil Jon helped folks enjoy some summer fun one more time. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026 There's House races all around the country where folks really are trying to separate themselves. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026 As America steams headlong into November, working-class folks are still at loggerheads with its political class. — Jim Beaugez, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026 As the senator mentioned, and as few people probably understand, if DST was the year-long rule, folks would be walking around in the dark on winter mornings. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026 And while those young folks may know how to spend money, many of their parents would also like to see their kids thinking about the future and starting to build savings or investment portfolios. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026 Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole There’s nothing the Southern Living Test Kitchen can’t turn into a casserole, folks! — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026 For Adult Swim’s 25th anniversary, IndieWire traced the scrappy and subversive sensibility that turned a ballsy experiment into one of TV’s most influential brands and, for folks like me, a meaningful ritual. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for folks
  1. family
  2. world
  3. people
  4. humanity
  5. tribe
  6. public
  7. house
  8. clan
Noun
  • The family described the teen as a fearless, curious and deeply imaginative young man with an ambitious spirit who inspired those around him.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Directed by Shen Chunyang and written by Ma Duo, the satirical family feature stars real-life comedic couple Shen Chunyang and Xiao Shenyang alongside Jia Bing and Yu Yang.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of family
Noun
  • Trust took another nosedive when OpenAI’s agents attacked Hugging Face this summer and, in a world-first, a rogue model hacked the Australian Government’s website.
    — Yerbol Orynbayev, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026
  • But Todd Field inhabited that world, and allowed the audience to do so, in a way that no previous director had.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of world
Noun
  • Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
  • Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.
    — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Definition of people
Noun
  • Geoff warns Ilya to moderate his projections, emphasizing the need for safeguards, but the idealistic Russian is swept up in the vast potential of AI — to solve the climate crisis, cure cancer, even save humanity from itself.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Just in the nick of time, our AI challenges are solved and the future of humanity is safe from extinction.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of humanity
Noun
  • Van Sickle said 11 member tribes rely on treaty rights to harvest resources such as maple sap, cedar boughs and other forest products, essential for guaranteeing traditional ways of life on indigenous lands.
    — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
  • In vibrant blues and sunset oranges, maroon reds and forest greens, the panels pay homage to the Zoot Suiters, indigenous tribes such as the Nisenan from Nevada City and the UFW march that came to Southside Park in August, 2022.
    — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of tribe
Noun
  • Beijing envisions a comprehensive AI education system that spans all levels of schooling and extends to the broader public.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • That commitment to authenticity began with the brand’s core foundation before reaching the broader public.
    — Chase Jordan October 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of public
Noun
  • He was arrested in Baltimore in March 2025 after picking up his then-5-year-old son, who has autism and other disabilities, from his grandmother's house, according to court papers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The hotel’s most unusual feature is its feng shui Japanese Zen garden, complete with an azumaya (open tea house) and cascading waterfall.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of house
Noun
  • The Worth clan, especially the demure yet hungry-eyed adult daughter Penny, played by Gail Russell, nurses Quirt back to health after his opening-credits shootout with the Laredo gang — of which Quirt’s a member, looking to get out.
    — Michael Phillips, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The streamer and Shondaland announced Thursday that an untitled spinoff about the early life of the future matriarch of the Bridgerton clan is in the works.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of clan

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“Folks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folks. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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