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Recent Examples of hankie
Far from signaling misery, crying can be a source of pleasure, as when people pay good money to read a tearjerker or watch a three-hankie movie.
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Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
If the refs keep their yellow hankies in their pockets, the Bills will secure a last second victory.
—Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
If you’re headed to the Soraya, don’t worry about taking too many hankies — the tragedy takes a back seat to the comedy, though the former is deeply felt in the few moments where Newman is really going for it.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024
Be warned that Homebound is a three-hankie weeper.
—Anupama Chopra, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
If the refs keep their yellow hankies in their pockets, the Bills will secure a last second victory.
—Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
If you’re headed to the Soraya, don’t worry about taking too many hankies — the tragedy takes a back seat to the comedy, though the former is deeply felt in the few moments where Newman is really going for it.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024
Be warned that Homebound is a three-hankie weeper.
—Anupama Chopra, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hankie
Noun
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Some journalists attending this year’s dinner have unveiled plans to wear pocket handkerchiefs or lapel pins with the words of the First Amendment.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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The lone employee at the café had a milky complexion and a handkerchief tied around her hair.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Video of his arrest shows an armored vehicle parked in the front yard as Abugharbieh walks out the front door with his hands up and a bath towel tied around his waist.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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Plenty of manufacturers have thrown in the towel, leaving big players like Samsung to sell a new phone every couple of years.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Hankie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hankie. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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