the fold
noun
: a group of people who have a shared faith or interest
His former colleagues would be glad to welcome him back into the fold.
Examples of the fold in a Sentence
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In the past few days, in fact, even as the Ukrainian-aid fight was playing out, there have been memorable new examples of Trump-bashing Republicans returning to the fold.
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Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2024
Now, in its 21st season, the procedural had its first spinoff in 2009 with the premiere of its Los Angeles counterpart, and a New Orleans offshoot followed in 2014 before Hawai'i joined the fold in 2021.
—Staff Author, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
As the season begins, Ava is licking her wounds over having been fired; for there to be a show at all, Ava needs to return to the fold with a woman who’s hurt her deeply.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
Those same partisan dynamics are among the reasons the Biden team has remained confident that the parts of his base who have flirted with Mr. Trump — Black, Latino and young voters — will eventually return to the fold.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
As the cast turned over, with the final original stars departing this past fall, Mitchell pushed to bring DiFranco back to the fold.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
Hollywood was not quite ready to welcome a trans actor into the fold.
—Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2024
And few leaders are willing to bring Ukraine into the fold before the war with Russia is settled.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
With the threat of third parties potentially siphoning votes, there's a need for the Biden campaign to spend big to try to bring all of his 2020 voters back into the fold.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2024
Now, in its 21st season, the procedural had its first spinoff in 2009 with the premiere of its Los Angeles counterpart, and a New Orleans offshoot followed in 2014 before Hawai'i joined the fold in 2021.
—Staff Author, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
As the season begins, Ava is licking her wounds over having been fired; for there to be a show at all, Ava needs to return to the fold with a woman who’s hurt her deeply.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
Those same partisan dynamics are among the reasons the Biden team has remained confident that the parts of his base who have flirted with Mr. Trump — Black, Latino and young voters — will eventually return to the fold.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
As the cast turned over, with the final original stars departing this past fall, Mitchell pushed to bring DiFranco back to the fold.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
Hollywood was not quite ready to welcome a trans actor into the fold.
—Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2024
And few leaders are willing to bring Ukraine into the fold before the war with Russia is settled.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
With the threat of third parties potentially siphoning votes, there's a need for the Biden campaign to spend big to try to bring all of his 2020 voters back into the fold.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
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“The fold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20fold. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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