towels

plural of towel
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 The hotel's dedicated beach setup just across the street, with two chairs, a yellow-and-white striped umbrella, and towels included, making days on the shoreline feel effortless. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026 Mistakes To Avoid Using too much detergent—More detergent doesn’t mean cleaner towels. Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 29 July 2026 Let Your Towels Dry Outside Since UV light is a natural disinfectant, one of Parker’s favorite tricks for keeping towels smelling fresh between washes is to give them some sunshine on a good old-fashioned clothesline. Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 28 July 2026 In addition to the takeover, guests can bring the feel of the Côte d’Azur back home with them thanks to a pair of Jacquemus boutiques complete with exclusive co-branded towels, T-shirts, and beach bags. Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026 There are donor locations that can use furniture, towels, dishes, and more. Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towels
handkerchiefs
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  • That great-grandfather, Gurbachan Singh Maan, had come to Britain in the 1930s as a peddler, walking the lanes of southeast England with a bicycle and an armful of scarves, towels and handkerchiefs.
    Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Some were seen drying their eyes with handkerchiefs in a Reuters live video of the scene.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

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“Towels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towels. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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