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Recent Examples of towel
Smaller but meaningful changes include bringing in art, berry bowls, vases or new towels.
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Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 6 May 2026
And a few short years later, brands like Tekla, Autumn Sonata, and Baina had built devoted followings on exactly this premise, treating towels not as an afterthought but as an anchor for ritual in the home.
—Angela Tafoya, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2026
Lakers medical personnel covered the finger with a towel and immediately brought Vanderbilt to the locker room, where Paycom Center workers could hear his pained screams.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Just make sure to place a towel or fabric between the garment and the table to protect the surface from the steam.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 4 May 2026
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Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 6 May 2026
And a few short years later, brands like Tekla, Autumn Sonata, and Baina had built devoted followings on exactly this premise, treating towels not as an afterthought but as an anchor for ritual in the home.
—Angela Tafoya, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2026
Lakers medical personnel covered the finger with a towel and immediately brought Vanderbilt to the locker room, where Paycom Center workers could hear his pained screams.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Just make sure to place a towel or fabric between the garment and the table to protect the surface from the steam.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for towel
Noun
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Your best action is to use a white towel or napkin to blot up the liquid and keep smiling.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 May 2026
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In one video, one of the customers seems to flick her napkin at the server's face.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hathaway, who wore a blue and orange handkerchief during her appearance, has been to multiple Knicks games over the past couple of years.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Had Otello understood that all the world is a joke, as Falstaff startlingly reveals at the end of the opera, Iago would never have been able to poison Otello’s susceptible frail ego with his ridiculous tales of handkerchiefs and what-not.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Towel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towel. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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