toilet paper
noun
: a thin sanitary absorbent paper usually in a roll for use in drying or cleaning oneself after defecation and urination
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Make sure extra rolls of toilet paper are easily accessible.
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025
The toilet paper dispenser in the employee restroom was empty.
—Sacbee.com, 27 Nov. 2025
In addition, sources told CNN that Maxwell has been given access to an unlimited supply of toilet paper while her fellow inmates only receive two rolls a week and often have to pay for extra to avoid running out.
—Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
When the facial recognition dispensers were introduced at the Temple of Heaven Park at the time, visitors were required to stare into the machine for three seconds before a sheet of toilet paper, around nine feet long, would be dispensed.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025
The toilet paper dispenser in the employee restroom was empty.
—Sacbee.com, 27 Nov. 2025
In addition, sources told CNN that Maxwell has been given access to an unlimited supply of toilet paper while her fellow inmates only receive two rolls a week and often have to pay for extra to avoid running out.
—Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
When the facial recognition dispensers were introduced at the Temple of Heaven Park at the time, visitors were required to stare into the machine for three seconds before a sheet of toilet paper, around nine feet long, would be dispensed.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Toilet paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toilet%20paper. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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