towel

as in napkin
a piece of cloth used for drying things She dried her hair with a towel. Here's a towel to wipe up the spill.

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Recent Examples of towel His car was later found parked and locked near the Allegria Hotel and his clothes, towel and phone were found on the beach. Meredith Kile, People.com, 6 May 2025 Here, travelers will find a collection of day suites and private bathrooms that include rain showers as well as plush towels and Bamford amenities, while The Wing has full-sized bathtubs (yes, bathtubs!). Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 Video shows the elder Haliburton approaching the two-time NBA MVP with a towel held up. Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025 Haliburton’s dad came onto the court with a towel displaying his son’s face and confronted Antetokounmpo with a little standoff. Zach Harper, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for towel
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Noun
  • One of his most effective marketing tactics is the red napkin strategy.
    Mina Elias, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
  • Press a napkin flower on top and cover with a thin layer of glue.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In the first act, a handkerchief dangles in front of the audience which leads to foreshadowing in the second act.
    Aleah Wright, Essence, 23 Apr. 2025
  • As the Venetians and the Ottoman Turks squabble over Cyprus in the background, the men before us quarrel over everything—a woman, a job, a handkerchief.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025

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“Towel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towel. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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