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Recent Examples of napkin
Pro tip: Gift these at a future gathering with a set of fabric napkins and the host’s favorite spirit.
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Ali Faccenda, People.com, 1 June 2025
Then the actor pinned the napkin to her head, and voila.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
The napkin under my gin martini had a poodle in the bottom right corner, and when the dessert cart came, it was done up with petit-fours and truffles arranged on what looked to be wax paper with sketches of purple poodles.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2025
Setting the Table With Linens Cloth napkins are an easy, low-commitment way to liven up the table with additional color and pattern.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
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Ali Faccenda, People.com, 1 June 2025
Then the actor pinned the napkin to her head, and voila.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
The napkin under my gin martini had a poodle in the bottom right corner, and when the dessert cart came, it was done up with petit-fours and truffles arranged on what looked to be wax paper with sketches of purple poodles.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2025
Setting the Table With Linens Cloth napkins are an easy, low-commitment way to liven up the table with additional color and pattern.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for napkin
Noun
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Its eight spacious pockets organize towels, sunscreen and water bottles.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
28 June 2025
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Its spacious interior can hold a towel, book, sunscreen, water bottle, sunglasses, and other beach (or pool) day essentials.—
Emily Weaver,
People.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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In a moment of sly genius, Duke gained entry by concealing himself as one of Lyle’s ghostly henchmen using a rubber band and a piece of white tissue as his disguise.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
18 June 2025
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The mesh of electrodes gradually stretches and distributes throughout the brain, seamlessly integrating with neural tissue without damaging the organ or impeding its function.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
17 June 2025
Noun
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So take your place á la table, arrange your serviette neatly on your lap, and bon appétit!—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
11 June 2025
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Use them to aid in pouring wine so that not a drop ends up in the wrong place, or set them beneath decanters like proper serviettes.—
Hannah Selinger,
wsj.com,
29 Sep. 2023
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“Napkin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/napkin. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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