variants
or bandanas
as in handkerchieves
a scarf worn on the head
she uses her colorful print bandanna to keep the hair out of her eyes
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Recent Examples of bandannas
On a warm August bank holiday weekend, Victoria Park in East London took on a Burning Man atmosphere with a dusty summer haze in the air, and festival-goers with bandanas wrapped around their faces.
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, at Copenhagen Fashion Week in August, show-goers seemed to favor the print above the usual suspects — florals, stripes and leopard spots — with several completing their looks with dotted neck ties, windbreakers, blazers, bloomer shorts or bandanas.
—Natalie Hammond, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
Both of them had bandanas on their heads.
—Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Men were letting their hair grow past their shoulders, women were tying theirs in bandannas, and amid the weed and the cobblestones, the prim full skirts of the 1950s were laughably old hat.
—Air Mail, 9 Aug. 2025
Police said two men wearing black bandannas covering their faces approached the victim, and one of the suspects opened fire.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Balloon pants, cutesy accessories, and bandanas are available currently.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
There is the Tyger Tuck Shop—a reference to the name of her global fanbase—for customized jerseys, T-shirts, bandanas, and hats.
—Funmi Fetto, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
Pupmobiles are Lyft rides equipped with Puppy Bowl swag like dog bandanas and toys to be gifted to pets and their owners.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, at Copenhagen Fashion Week in August, show-goers seemed to favor the print above the usual suspects — florals, stripes and leopard spots — with several completing their looks with dotted neck ties, windbreakers, blazers, bloomer shorts or bandanas.
—Natalie Hammond, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
Both of them had bandanas on their heads.
—Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Men were letting their hair grow past their shoulders, women were tying theirs in bandannas, and amid the weed and the cobblestones, the prim full skirts of the 1950s were laughably old hat.
—Air Mail, 9 Aug. 2025
Police said two men wearing black bandannas covering their faces approached the victim, and one of the suspects opened fire.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Balloon pants, cutesy accessories, and bandanas are available currently.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
There is the Tyger Tuck Shop—a reference to the name of her global fanbase—for customized jerseys, T-shirts, bandanas, and hats.
—Funmi Fetto, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
Pupmobiles are Lyft rides equipped with Puppy Bowl swag like dog bandanas and toys to be gifted to pets and their owners.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandannas
handkerchiefs
Noun
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By 1843, veterans regularly received navy blue jackets, pairs of cotton and linen trousers, flannel drawers and shirts, socks, pairs of shoes, white and checked cotton shirts, silk and cotton handkerchiefs, and hats.—
Made by History,
TIME,
20 Mar. 2025
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Yardley wasted no time in searching the purse but found nothing except $15, a key and two or three handkerchiefs.—
Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Bandannas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandannas. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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