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
Apply heat to the section of pipe using an electric heating pad wrapped around the pipe, an electric hair dryer, a portable space heater, or wrap pipes with towels soaked in hot water.
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The robots folding towels were the company’s previous model, the Figure 02, operating the same software that the Figure 03 will use.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Clean Skin Club Clean Towels These clean towels are my holy grail Prime Day restock.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
Row Covers To protect vegetables in the garden on cold fall nights, cover them with row covers, an old sheet, a drop cloth, or towels.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
The towels have a sponge-like, very absorbent material.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Of course, towels do not have an endless life.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
Individual disposable towels and/or hand drying device not provided at lavatory or hand sink.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Kohl’s has quick-dry ribbed towels that come in fun fall colors, like yellow, a variety of greens and different blues.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The robots folding towels were the company’s previous model, the Figure 02, operating the same software that the Figure 03 will use.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Clean Skin Club Clean Towels These clean towels are my holy grail Prime Day restock.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
Row Covers To protect vegetables in the garden on cold fall nights, cover them with row covers, an old sheet, a drop cloth, or towels.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
The towels have a sponge-like, very absorbent material.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Of course, towels do not have an endless life.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
Individual disposable towels and/or hand drying device not provided at lavatory or hand sink.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Kohl’s has quick-dry ribbed towels that come in fun fall colors, like yellow, a variety of greens and different blues.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towels
handkerchiefs
Noun
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The fans responded by waving their white handkerchiefs, the ultimate sign of disapproval.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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For centuries, islanders lined fishing docks below the castle, waving handkerchiefs at ships setting sail for America.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Towels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towels. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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