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 Speaking on Fox & Friends, Patel said forensic teams identified Robinson's DNA on both a screwdriver and a towel wrapped around the firearm believed to have been used in the fatal shooting. Amanda Castro hannah Parry shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025 Advertisement The workers were initially kept in five temporary 72-person cells, according to the diary, that were so cold that the detainees wrapped themselves in towels. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 Sep. 2025 The messages stated a need to retrieve a rifle from a pickup point, leaving the rifle in a bush, watching the area where a rifle was left and having wrapped the rifle in a towel, according to the affidavit. Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025 Guests can take home a slice of the Riviera at Emporio Sirenuse, which carries an array of merch, including towels, beach bags, and hats. Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for towel
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Noun
  • First, start by blotting the stain using a paper or cloth napkin, or towel.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But this season, almost everyone who has actually made it to the weddings feels about as interesting as a damp cocktail napkin.
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The older Burnett would put on a top hat, a black suit, a red tie and a red handkerchief.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The heat was now sweltering, my handkerchief sodden with use.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Towel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towel. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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