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Recent Examples of serviette
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.
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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
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
For this look, take a red washable serviette and fashion it into a long, thin roll.
—Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 22 Nov. 2022
Make loose brunch plans with the hottest bystander and escape into the night with a slice of cake wrapped in a serviette for the subway.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 12 Nov. 2020
Still, the Smithsonian is right to to honor this most famous of American serviettes, the Magna Carta of modern Republican economics.
—Jeet Heer, New Republic, 18 Oct. 2017
Take a serviette and wipe the rim, making sure there’s no foil.
—Sarah Solomon, Town & Country, 28 July 2017
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
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
For this look, take a red washable serviette and fashion it into a long, thin roll.
—Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 22 Nov. 2022
Make loose brunch plans with the hottest bystander and escape into the night with a slice of cake wrapped in a serviette for the subway.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 12 Nov. 2020
Still, the Smithsonian is right to to honor this most famous of American serviettes, the Magna Carta of modern Republican economics.
—Jeet Heer, New Republic, 18 Oct. 2017
Take a serviette and wipe the rim, making sure there’s no foil.
—Sarah Solomon, Town & Country, 28 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serviette
Noun
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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
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This also works for table runners, placemats, and cloth napkin sets.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Eventually, the blood stops flowing entirely, which can result in tissue death and nerve damage—that’s compartment syndrome.—
Claire Maldarelli,
Scientific American,
24 Feb. 2026
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And does such a powerful experience really emerge from a mere lump of tissue in our skulls?—
Nick Hilden,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Paramount Skydance announced a merger agreement to acquire Warner Bros Discovery, just one day after Netflix threw in the towel.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Feb. 2026
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The same district offering pull-apart donut holes and pork sausage for school breakfasts is tossing in the towel on teachers’ waistlines.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Serviette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serviette. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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