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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Prices for bacon and toilet paper, two of the most expensive items on the list, fell considerably.
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Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
One method for creating fire starters is to pack the lint into a small section of toilet paper or paper towel tubing.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 3 Feb. 2026
The first restroom lacked toilet paper.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
january 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Nonresidents will pay more to visit Balboa Park museums and city restaurants, for the toilet paper bought at Costco or beauty products at the mall, for traffic violation fines, more for the balloon animals from street vendors.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
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Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
One method for creating fire starters is to pack the lint into a small section of toilet paper or paper towel tubing.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 3 Feb. 2026
The first restroom lacked toilet paper.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
january 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Nonresidents will pay more to visit Balboa Park museums and city restaurants, for the toilet paper bought at Costco or beauty products at the mall, for traffic violation fines, more for the balloon animals from street vendors.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Toilet paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toilet%20paper. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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