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Recent Examples of napkin
Eventually, Whitney throws her napkin and storms out of the luncheon, as Real Housewives are wont to do.
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Unlike Adam, Edelman will talk your ear off, his big brown eyes bouncing off the walls as his hands fidget with a napkin.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
After blotting, gently dab the stain with a small amount of water applied to a clean napkin or similar material.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
How the back of the napkin math works for Eden is that the $55M production cost was reduced down to a net $35M production cost thanks to soft money from Australian tax credits.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2025
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Unlike Adam, Edelman will talk your ear off, his big brown eyes bouncing off the walls as his hands fidget with a napkin.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
After blotting, gently dab the stain with a small amount of water applied to a clean napkin or similar material.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
How the back of the napkin math works for Eden is that the $55M production cost was reduced down to a net $35M production cost thanks to soft money from Australian tax credits.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for napkin
Noun
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These exclusive discounts include up to 47 percent off absorbent towels, fluffy blankets, storage solutions, candle warmers, and so much more.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Your bath towels and stinky socks should probably be washed in warm.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Benefits of Heat Therapy Heat therapy increases tissue temperature and blood flow to your back, relaxing muscles and improving pain.—
RikkiLynn Shields Hannigan,
Health,
25 Oct. 2025
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In both the dinosaur mummy specimens, the skin, spikes, and hooves have not been preserved as tissue but as a sub-millimeter clay film that formed on the carcass surface soon after burial.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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