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napkin

noun

Definition of napkinnext
as in towel

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Recent Examples of napkin While formal entertaining is less common today, finding napkin rings, butter pats, and sterling silver tableware is a true treasure. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 9 Aug. 2026 Spot treating fresh stains with a cloth or napkin dampened with plain water can often get rid of the problem. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 9 Aug. 2026 The three-story, 163,000-square-foot football-only facility opened Wednesday night, with Riley reflecting back on that napkin and marveling at how far the program had come since. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 For example, use a hole-puncher to jazz up paper plates and napkins (punch holes around the outer edge of each plate and one corner of each napkin to create a design). — Laura Fenton, Parents, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for napkin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for napkin
  1. towel
  2. tissue
  3. serviette
Noun
  • Cover the plants with blankets, towels, or frost protection cloth when temperatures drop below freezing.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 8 Sep. 2026
  • People can also soak their clothing in cold water or apply an iced or chilled damp towel to their body.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of towel
Noun
  • As a reptile morphologist, Schwenk didn’t expect that the lure would include anything other than soft tissue.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In all, 48 children in the community developed aggressive skin and soft-tissue infections.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of tissue
Noun
  • In summer, however, the snow lifts like a serviette from a picnic, and Hokkaido is transformed with cinematic national parks, sprawling flower fields, and volcanic hot spots.
    — Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2025
  • So take your place á la table, arrange your serviette neatly on your lap, and bon appétit!
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 June 2025
Definition of serviette

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“Napkin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/napkin. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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