napkin

noun

Definition of napkinnext
as in towel

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Recent Examples of napkin An employee had gloves on, grabbed a napkin and killed a live cockroach and continued to cook immediately afterward. — Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Courtesy of Kris Kealoha Giron One young woman kept coming back, grabbing a lid, then a napkin, then something else. — Kris Kealoha Giron, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026 Back-of-napkin math reveals Indiana may have 60 percent of its cap devoted to three players. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 The sport’s economic model looks like it was drawn up on a cocktail napkin during the Taft administration, and collective bargaining is the right way to fix it. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for napkin
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  1. towel
  2. tissue
  3. serviette
Noun
  • In the photos, she is seen standing knee-deep in the water before wrapping a towel over her body to dry off.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The generously sized towels (much larger than traditional bath towels) come in beautiful designs that make wrapping up after a bath or shower feel special.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of towel
Noun
  • While typically flushed out within a day, a small amount can build up in fat tissue with daily exposure.
    — Tracy Middleton, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026
  • These toxins accumulate in crops, livestock, and human tissue, where exposure has been linked to kidney cancer, thyroid disease, immune dysfunction, and developmental delays.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of tissue
Noun
  • In summer, however, the snow lifts like a serviette from a picnic, and Hokkaido is transformed with cinematic national parks, sprawling flower fields, and volcanic hot spots.
    — Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2025
  • So take your place á la table, arrange your serviette neatly on your lap, and bon appétit!
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 June 2025
Definition of serviette

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“Napkin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/napkin. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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