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Recent Examples of napkin
Setting the Table With Linens Cloth napkins are an easy, low-commitment way to liven up the table with additional color and pattern.
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
Now that the set is 33 percent off, each napkin is under $3 apiece.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 22 May 2025
Consider zero-waste picnic tips like using reusable utensils, plates, and cloth napkins.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
Just don't forget to iron your cloth napkins before your guests arrive (or if you're pressed for time, at least toss them in the dryer with some wrinkle-release).
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
Now that the set is 33 percent off, each napkin is under $3 apiece.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 22 May 2025
Consider zero-waste picnic tips like using reusable utensils, plates, and cloth napkins.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
Just don't forget to iron your cloth napkins before your guests arrive (or if you're pressed for time, at least toss them in the dryer with some wrinkle-release).
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for napkin
Noun
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These washable, reusable towels come with their own storage bag and carabiner, so each member of your family can attach one to their bag.—
Terri Peters,
Parents,
16 June 2025
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Inside the restaurant, video at 5:30 p.m. shows Mendoza and her employees getting water for LA County Sheriff’s deputies, fanning their blinking, watering eyes and applying wet towels to their faces.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
14 June 2025
Noun
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Methemoglobinemia is a rare blood disorder which disrupts how iron in the hemoglobin can deliver oxygen to cells and tissue in the body.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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Jane dabbed her eyes with a tissue at a point during this line of questioning.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Use them to aid in pouring wine so that not a drop ends up in the wrong place, or set them beneath decanters like proper serviettes.—
Hannah Selinger,
wsj.com,
29 Sep. 2023
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For this look, take a red washable serviette and fashion it into a long, thin roll.—
Alyssa Gautieri,
Good Housekeeping,
22 Nov. 2022
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“Napkin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/napkin. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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