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 The wider sweeps are stressing the capacity of the detention system, where detainees have reported moldy food, dirty towels and no changes of clothes for more than a week at a time. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025 The large towel is perfect for beach days or water excursions, and a quick shake easily removes sand, great for keeping rental cars clean. Mariana Zapata, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2025 If applying directly to the skin is uncomfortably cold, wrap the cold compress or ice pack in a towel to protect the skin. Maryal Miller Carter, USA Today, 20 June 2025 That included bringing baby oil, lubricant, condoms, candles, liquor, and arranging room service for extra towels, sheets, and water. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for towel
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Noun
  • People were bringing him fistfuls of cheap paper napkins to wad up right under his nose.
    C. Mallon, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
  • The scalloped, circular shape departs from the traditional square shape of dinner napkins.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Menu highlights include: Silk handkerchiefs, walnut butter and confit egg yolk; spicy pork and nduja ragù with tagliatelle and melt in your mouth Gnocchi with roasted tomato and smoked stracciatella.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • Almost any article of clothing can be tie-dyed, from shirts and handkerchiefs to hats and even pillowcases.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 5 June 2025

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“Towel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towel. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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