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Recent Examples of hankie
Far from signaling misery, crying can be a source of pleasure, as when people pay good money to read a tearjerker or watch a three-hankie movie.
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Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
If the refs keep their yellow hankies in their pockets, the Bills will secure a last second victory.
—Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
If you’re headed to the Soraya, don’t worry about taking too many hankies — the tragedy takes a back seat to the comedy, though the former is deeply felt in the few moments where Newman is really going for it.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024
Be warned that Homebound is a three-hankie weeper.
—Anupama Chopra, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
If the refs keep their yellow hankies in their pockets, the Bills will secure a last second victory.
—Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
If you’re headed to the Soraya, don’t worry about taking too many hankies — the tragedy takes a back seat to the comedy, though the former is deeply felt in the few moments where Newman is really going for it.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024
Be warned that Homebound is a three-hankie weeper.
—Anupama Chopra, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hankie
Noun
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Hathaway, who wore a blue and orange handkerchief during her appearance, has been to multiple Knicks games over the past couple of years.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Had Otello understood that all the world is a joke, as Falstaff startlingly reveals at the end of the opera, Iago would never have been able to poison Otello’s susceptible frail ego with his ridiculous tales of handkerchiefs and what-not.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the light-colored pile, separate delicates (underwear, light-weight blouses) from sheets and towels.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
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But during the aufguss ceremony at BASIN Glacial Waters, people smiled and laughed and swayed to the music, and Kyan’s dance-like towel moves distracted me from the discomfort of the heat.—
Jen Murphy,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 May 2026
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“Hankie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hankie. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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