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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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Place a handkerchief between the dust bag and hose to capture the ladybugs, then take the vacuum outside and open it to release them.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
25 Sep. 2025
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Your man scent will usually keep small predator animals away; to be doubly sure, tie some personal article like a handkerchief to the meat.—
Maurice H. Decker,
Outdoor Life,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Brown stayed down for a bit, and then walked off the field with a trainer holding a towel to Brown’s bleeding chin — and with his arms waving on the crowd.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Sep. 2025
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If the screens must stay in place, put towels on the floor under your screens to soak up any mess.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Available now and starting at $140, the table linen collection includes a napkin set as well a tablecloth in either a rectangular or square silhouette.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
24 Sep. 2025
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Noel comes over and takes the napkin and spoon from her and holds the napkin down to crotch level.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Kerchief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kerchief. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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