paper towel
noun
: a sheet of soft and thick paper that can soak up liquid and that is used for drying hands, cleaning up spills, etc.
a roll of paper towels
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How To Keep Lettuce Crisp To keep your lettuce crisp, store your lettuce in a breathable container, add a paper towel with the lettuce to absorb any excess moisture, and keep it away from fruit to reduce exposure to ethylene gas and store it in a crisper drawer.
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 11 June 2025
Let cool, then dry with a paper towel and set aside.
—Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 11 June 2025
If there’s any dampness, dry off fully with a clean napkin or paper towel.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2025
All of the moisture cloaked over South Florida still has to fall and there won’t be enough Saharan dust to sop it up like a paper towel.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 11 June 2025
Let cool, then dry with a paper towel and set aside.
—Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 11 June 2025
If there’s any dampness, dry off fully with a clean napkin or paper towel.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2025
All of the moisture cloaked over South Florida still has to fall and there won’t be enough Saharan dust to sop it up like a paper towel.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for paper towel
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“Paper towel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paper%20towel. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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