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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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There was Onur, with his hair slicked back, dark and free of flour, and there was Leyla, a handkerchief to her eye.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The fans responded by waving their white handkerchiefs, the ultimate sign of disapproval.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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An emotionless Hamlin sat in his car, wiping his face with a towel as Larson celebrated with his team.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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A lot of people would just toss in the towel and reset their dreams.—
Rosemary Rossi,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Kerchief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kerchief. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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