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Recent Examples of napkin
And there are the napkins, straws, produce, kitchenware, even the light fixtures, many of which are imported from China.
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Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Is there a polite way to ask for a napkin by itself?
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
The family lifted their napkins, revealing packages of Mott’s Fruit Snacks.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Or inside, on a rustic wooden table, some linen cloth napkins and a beautiful set of pewter silverware.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 12 Apr. 2025
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Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Is there a polite way to ask for a napkin by itself?
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
The family lifted their napkins, revealing packages of Mott’s Fruit Snacks.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Or inside, on a rustic wooden table, some linen cloth napkins and a beautiful set of pewter silverware.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for napkin
Noun
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Transfer the tortilla to a linen towel and cover to keep warm.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2025
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An officer then went into a bedroom and found a teen holding the newborn wrapped in a towel, KOLN reported.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, New England Donor Services coordinates organ and tissue donation in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, the eastern counties of Vermont, and Bermuda.—
Maureen Murphy,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2025
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Sitting on the kitchen counter was a pocket knife covered in blood and tissue, according to the probable cause statement.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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For this look, take a red washable serviette and fashion it into a long, thin roll.—
Alyssa Gautieri,
Good Housekeeping,
22 Nov. 2022
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“Napkin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/napkin. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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