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Recent Examples of hankie
Far from signaling misery, crying can be a source of pleasure, as when people pay good money to read a tearjerker or watch a three-hankie movie.
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Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
If the refs keep their yellow hankies in their pockets, the Bills will secure a last second victory.
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Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
If you’re headed to the Soraya, don’t worry about taking too many hankies — the tragedy takes a back seat to the comedy, though the former is deeply felt in the few moments where Newman is really going for it.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2024
So Judy Garland and Kay Thompson went out to this tent in Connecticut, or wherever, and burst into tears watching her perform but didn’t have a hankie.
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Juan A. Ramírez,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2024
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Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
If the refs keep their yellow hankies in their pockets, the Bills will secure a last second victory.
—
Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
If you’re headed to the Soraya, don’t worry about taking too many hankies — the tragedy takes a back seat to the comedy, though the former is deeply felt in the few moments where Newman is really going for it.
—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2024
So Judy Garland and Kay Thompson went out to this tent in Connecticut, or wherever, and burst into tears watching her perform but didn’t have a hankie.
—
Juan A. Ramírez,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hankie
Noun
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Zendaya paired the handkerchief-hem dress with satin pumps.
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The plot turns on the mystery of a handkerchief that Othello gives to Desdemona.
Noun
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White sheets, towels, and clothes have a fresh, crisp look to them that has the power to make life feel a little more luxurious.
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Use cooling fans or towels and drink slushies or other icy beverages.
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“Hankie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hankie. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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