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Recent Examples of napkin
Doing a little napkin math here, sending the King of Monsters into space would be no mean feat.
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Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
That’s when Merchant started to lay out his plot, and broke out his napkin display of an assassination target at a public event, asking Merchant the best spots to kill the target, and the best place to plant a group of protesters as a distraction.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
Tiffany Vice President Oscar Riedner sketched the trophy design on a napkin during a 1966 meeting with NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle.
—Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
Those that dine here regularly get their own silver napkin ring engraved with their name.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
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Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
That’s when Merchant started to lay out his plot, and broke out his napkin display of an assassination target at a public event, asking Merchant the best spots to kill the target, and the best place to plant a group of protesters as a distraction.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
Tiffany Vice President Oscar Riedner sketched the trophy design on a napkin during a 1966 meeting with NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle.
—Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
Those that dine here regularly get their own silver napkin ring engraved with their name.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for napkin
Noun
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Lee continued to work on high-profile cases, but in 2020, a state judge vacated the 1985 murder convictions of two men who had been found guilty in part based on testimony about what Lee said at the time were bloodstains on a towel.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The facility’s employees didn’t know the correct dishwashing procedure, holding temperature requirements and wiping towels handling procedure.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When a pet bites into the plant, those crystals embed in mouth tissue, which explains why oral irritation and swallowing difficulty are the primary symptoms.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Mar. 2026
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These amino acids include histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan and valine – collectively necessary for building muscle, producing enzymes and hormones and maintaining healthy tissue.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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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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“Napkin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/napkin. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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