napkin

noun

Definition of napkinnext
as in towel

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Recent Examples of napkin Scott London Chester Designed by Jason Anderholm Chester began as a napkin sketch, created by Jason Anderholm, who went from electrician to showman. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Or do it the old-fashioned way and mail the authors your own napkin. — Harry Goldstein, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Aug. 2026 Others may require you to do a little back-of-the-napkin math, says Jon Lapp, a CFP with Haven Financial Advisors. — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for napkin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for napkin
  1. towel
  2. tissue
  3. serviette
Noun
  • The feels-like temperature was 105 degrees, with umpires chugging water between innings and fans shielding their heads with giveaway towels on a cloudless day.
    — Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The facility’s operator did not demonstrate acceptable food safety knowledge on proper warewashing, sanitizer requirement/use, cloth towel use/storage, food contact surface cleaning and cold holding temperatures.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of towel
Noun
  • Wavelengths, intensity and safety protocols were never calibrated for animal tissue or canine eyes.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
  • One of the puzzling aspects of endometriosis—a gynecologic condition in which tissue similar to that lining the uterus grows outside of it—is that the extent of the disease doesn’t determine the severity of its symptoms.
    — Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 28 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 6 Oct. 2026.

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