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 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 Everything from its best-selling linens to duvet covers, pillows, robes, towels, and blankets are designed for high-end shut-eye. Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2026 Apply cool, damp towels on your dog’s neck, armpits and groin. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 16 July 2026 Manduka also makes yoga towels from plastic bottles and recycled poly yarn. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 14 July 2026 In years past, guys wore their towels as their Ryder Cup gang colors. Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026 Do not cover them with damp or wet towels, which can trap heat. Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026 Microfiber towels also dry more quickly than cotton towels and may extend the number of times they can be used between washings. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towels
handkerchiefs
Noun
  • Some were seen drying their eyes with handkerchiefs in a Reuters live video of the scene.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Lopez wore three custom Ralph Lauren gowns – one a revamp of the designer's turtleneck column dress made with 1,000 handkerchiefs.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 July 2026

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“Towels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towels. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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