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Recent Examples of kerchief
Bandanas and kerchiefs worn tightly around the neck emerged as the must-have item.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 June 2025
Accessories include a Fedora hat, ribbon belts with a V-logo buckles, kerchiefs and charm necklaces.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
The exhibition explores the American flag’s evolution using rare flags to tell the nation’s story, including a kerchief flag commissioned by Martha Washington in 1775 to flags flown during the Apollo moon landings.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
Since the advent of the movement, hundreds of thousands of women have marched to the Palace of Congress, many of them wearing green kerchiefs, the symbol of the movement.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 June 2025
Accessories include a Fedora hat, ribbon belts with a V-logo buckles, kerchiefs and charm necklaces.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
The exhibition explores the American flag’s evolution using rare flags to tell the nation’s story, including a kerchief flag commissioned by Martha Washington in 1775 to flags flown during the Apollo moon landings.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
Since the advent of the movement, hundreds of thousands of women have marched to the Palace of Congress, many of them wearing green kerchiefs, the symbol of the movement.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kerchief
Noun
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The fans responded by waving their white handkerchiefs, the ultimate sign of disapproval.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Weeks after Mary was buried, the children of Frederica Loss, who ran a tavern near the crime scene, discovered a handkerchief marked with Mary’s initials, along with her parasol and parts of her dress, hidden in the brush.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The building popped on Yesavage’s fourth pitch, fans rising and waving towels for his first strikeout.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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American Soft Linen 6-Piece Towel Set Even Airbnb owners chasing five-star ratings from visitors swear by this best-selling towel set that includes two bath towels, two hand towels, and two washcloths — all crafted from 100 percent Turkish cotton.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kelsey, who was adopted as an infant, sketched out the design for her boxes on an airplane napkin.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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Combs' attorney Brian Steele handed him a napkin as Combs cried watching the video.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Kerchief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kerchief. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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