Synonyms for folks
folks

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1. folksnoun

   your parents

   "he wrote to his folks every day"

   Synonyms:
   common people, folk

2. folk, folks, common peoplenoun

   people in general (often used in the plural)

   "they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"

   Synonyms:
   common people, kinsfolk, tribe, sept, family line, kinfolk, folk music, phratry, ethnic music, folk, family

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1. folksnoun

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] people, persons

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1. folksnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Collog.) people, persons

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1. List of paraphrases for "folks":

   parents, friends, guys, people, fellas

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1. Maddie Kristell:

   I think it's somewhat jarring to a lot of people in the area, considering we had a considerable dry stretch this summer where it didn't rain for a while and we had the heat wave as well, so kind of bouncing between opposite ends of the spectrum this year, so it's been pretty dynamic for folks in the area.

2. Maura Healey:

   It absolutely has an impact on the campaign, in fundraising and folks who are willing to make commitments one way or the other. And I think that does hold back candidates from starting to build any sense of momentum, it's one of many variables in a really crazy time to be running for office.

3. Jane Carson-Sandler:

   When I think back about all of the lives that he destroyed and all of the folks that he has affected over all of these years, I can't help to get angry, i want to punch him.

4. Mike Pompeo:

   You'll see in the coming days and weeks we are, we're redoubling not only our diplomatic, but our commercial efforts to put real pressure on Iran to achieve what it is we set out for them back in May, the President's decision to withdraw our folks from Syria in no way impacts our capacity to deliver on that.

5. Nicole Tisdale:

   If something small happens, it will feed into the mania and chaos, and all of a sudden people will think all the elections are completely insecure, it's not about fixing a small problem so that it doesn't become a bigger problem. It's about what happens when folks feel there's been any leak in the boat, and folks thinking that the whole thing could sink.