as in napkins
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 towels
Skin care including daily face towels are also available.
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Tory Johnson, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
The facility’s employees didn’t know the correct dishwashing procedure, holding temperature requirements and wiping towels handling procedure.
—Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Rated the best overall waffle towels, this 100% pima cotton towel set will set you back just $92.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Mar. 2026
Daisy instructs her to focus on making beds and forget the laundry, but Alesia can’t help herself from folding one million towels in the middle of the boat 40 minutes before the guest’s arrival.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
The crew moved all the passengers forward and gave them towels to breathe into.
—Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2026
Under a mid-morning sun, huddled beneath tents and silver tarps, doctors and nurses handed patients at a homeless outreach clinic water bottles, hats, sunglasses and cooling towels to drape around their necks — all to stave off the worst effects of a premature triple-digit heat wave.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Nicholson placed his father’s body in a small bathroom and used towels to block the bottom of the door to keep blood from seeping out, Porter said.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
Speller uses Temu to furnish the homes, sourcing towels and bedding.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
Tory Johnson, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
The facility’s employees didn’t know the correct dishwashing procedure, holding temperature requirements and wiping towels handling procedure.
—Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Rated the best overall waffle towels, this 100% pima cotton towel set will set you back just $92.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Mar. 2026
Daisy instructs her to focus on making beds and forget the laundry, but Alesia can’t help herself from folding one million towels in the middle of the boat 40 minutes before the guest’s arrival.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
The crew moved all the passengers forward and gave them towels to breathe into.
—Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2026
Under a mid-morning sun, huddled beneath tents and silver tarps, doctors and nurses handed patients at a homeless outreach clinic water bottles, hats, sunglasses and cooling towels to drape around their necks — all to stave off the worst effects of a premature triple-digit heat wave.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Nicholson placed his father’s body in a small bathroom and used towels to block the bottom of the door to keep blood from seeping out, Porter said.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
Speller uses Temu to furnish the homes, sourcing towels and bedding.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towels
handkerchiefs
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Particular mostly to Louisiana weddings, the second line parade is quite the celebratory tradition in which a brass band and parasol-wielding newlyweds lead their guests, who wave handkerchiefs or napkins, on a festive jaunt through the city (or around their reception venue).—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2026
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The showing marked a sharp contrast from the 2025 Gala, which had featured less advanced versions of the robots twirling handkerchiefs in a wobbly folk dance.—
Dylan Butts,Matthew Chin,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Towels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towels. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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