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Recent Examples of towel
Rinse in clean water and dry with a towel.
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Place an absorbent towel on the windowsill to catch any moisture or water drips.
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 11 June 2026
Use a plastic bat, a bucket of water balloons, and old towels as bases and you are all set.
—Parents, 11 June 2026
Holding a towel to her bloodied nose during an officials’ review of the play, McBride calmly returned and sank a technical free throw.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 10 June 2026
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Place an absorbent towel on the windowsill to catch any moisture or water drips.
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 11 June 2026
Use a plastic bat, a bucket of water balloons, and old towels as bases and you are all set.
—Parents, 11 June 2026
Holding a towel to her bloodied nose during an officials’ review of the play, McBride calmly returned and sank a technical free throw.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for towel
Noun
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Two played on the napkin dispenser at the soda station.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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For those comparing the $400 million Oz sales figure with blockbuster theatrical movies, the back-of-the-napkin math works out to about $133 a ticket, far more than the, say, $12-$15 a ticket for a typical film.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
Noun
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The plot turns on the mystery of a handkerchief that Othello gives to Desdemona.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
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It should not be embroidered on such articles as cushions or handkerchiefs and the like, printed or otherwise impressed on paper napkins or boxes or anything that is designed for temporary use and discarded.—
Darleene Powells,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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“Towel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towel. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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