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Recent Examples of kerchief
Bandanas and kerchiefs worn tightly around the neck emerged as the must-have item.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 June 2025
Accessories include a Fedora hat, ribbon belts with a V-logo buckles, kerchiefs and charm necklaces.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
The exhibition explores the American flag’s evolution using rare flags to tell the nation’s story, including a kerchief flag commissioned by Martha Washington in 1775 to flags flown during the Apollo moon landings.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
Since the advent of the movement, hundreds of thousands of women have marched to the Palace of Congress, many of them wearing green kerchiefs, the symbol of the movement.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 June 2025
Accessories include a Fedora hat, ribbon belts with a V-logo buckles, kerchiefs and charm necklaces.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
The exhibition explores the American flag’s evolution using rare flags to tell the nation’s story, including a kerchief flag commissioned by Martha Washington in 1775 to flags flown during the Apollo moon landings.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
Since the advent of the movement, hundreds of thousands of women have marched to the Palace of Congress, many of them wearing green kerchiefs, the symbol of the movement.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kerchief
Noun
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The older Burnett would put on a top hat, a black suit, a red tie and a red handkerchief.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The heat was now sweltering, my handkerchief sodden with use.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Then competitors broke down their stations, piling flowers, towels, and candles onto wheeled display tables and rolling them out with the efficiency of a Nascar pit crew.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Turn your towel over and place the stained side on top of a thick layer of paper towels.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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First, start by blotting the stain using a paper or cloth napkin, or towel.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Sep. 2025
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But this season, almost everyone who has actually made it to the weddings feels about as interesting as a damp cocktail napkin.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Kerchief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kerchief. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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