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Recent Examples of handkerchief
Menu highlights include: Silk handkerchiefs, walnut butter and confit egg yolk; spicy pork and nduja ragù with tagliatelle and melt in your mouth Gnocchi with roasted tomato and smoked stracciatella.
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Almost any article of clothing can be tie-dyed, from shirts and handkerchiefs to hats and even pillowcases.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Next to her, someone’s head was bandaged with someone else’s handkerchief and bled through it immediately.
—Jim Shepard, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
Lance Jimenez, a Los Angeles Fire Department arson investigator, said the explosive was made from a 40-ounce Olde English 800 malt liquor bottle and a silky designer handkerchief.
—Michael R. Sisak, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Almost any article of clothing can be tie-dyed, from shirts and handkerchiefs to hats and even pillowcases.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Next to her, someone’s head was bandaged with someone else’s handkerchief and bled through it immediately.
—Jim Shepard, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
Lance Jimenez, a Los Angeles Fire Department arson investigator, said the explosive was made from a 40-ounce Olde English 800 malt liquor bottle and a silky designer handkerchief.
—Michael R. Sisak, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handkerchief
Noun
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Straight teeth and sandy hair, Izod T-shirts and madras skirts and boat shoes.—
Christian Livermore,
Longreads,
11 Oct. 2022
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Straight teeth and sandy hair, Izod T-shirts and madras skirts and boat shoes.—
Christian Livermore,
Longreads,
11 Oct. 2022
Noun
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In addition to outfitting cabanas, sunbeds and deck chairs in sand and dark brown colorways, the Italian company has designed a range of beach essentials, from towels and shoppers to water bottles and hats.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
9 July 2025
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Fred, lithe as a jungle cat, sidled past Irv in his tie-dye and Lily in her towel, and made his way down the hall.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
Noun
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This case has two compartments — one large enough to carry a small bottle of wine or water, and another set of shelves that shoppers say are large enough to hold glasses, napkins, and snacks.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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Plates and placemats, yellowed bed linens and napkins, glassware, curios, and sewing kits.—
Libby Buck
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Gryphon Woodson, a new high school graduate, grabbed a pair of goggles and a black bandanna to cover her face.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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Both kids donned the flag’s colors on their T-shirts and heads, the younger in a bandanna and the older in a construction paper crown of blue and red.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 May 2025
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“Handkerchief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handkerchief. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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