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Recent Examples of napkin
The souvenir economy of dining The transition from missing napkins to missing brass fish reveals a bigger truth about consumer behaviour.
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Gently shoo them away with a napkin, or just ignore them.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
Your mother used the napkin rings to lighten the load of the laundress (who, for all Miss Manners knows, may have been your mother herself).
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
She was also photographed tossing a napkin at her husband, Jake Bongiovi.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Gently shoo them away with a napkin, or just ignore them.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
Your mother used the napkin rings to lighten the load of the laundress (who, for all Miss Manners knows, may have been your mother herself).
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
She was also photographed tossing a napkin at her husband, Jake Bongiovi.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for napkin
Noun
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Smaller than the traditional bath towel but larger than your average hair towel, the large square-ish shape ensures that every hair texture can use it.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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In the home category, there are plenty of deals to take advantage of, including bedding sets, bath towels, area rugs, and more from Yankee Candle, Bedsure, and Eufy, to name a few.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Normal mtROS signaling orchestrates many essential cellular and tissue functions, from immune responses to brain function.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Another report suggested that this antihistamine reduced virus levels in nasal tissue.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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