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towel

noun as in mop

Strongest match

Strong matches

noun as in napkin

Strongest match

Strong matches

Weak match

verb as in wipe

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They are facing an ominous task in Brisbane where England have won just twice since World War II, but another former England captain is not yet ready to throw in the towel.

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Along with his blue jail jumpsuit, he wore a yarmulke and towel around his neck.

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She had enough beach towels to dry off the U.S.

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“If I were distracted by” negative press, she said in an interview when she was given the role, “I would’ve had to throw in the towel a very, very long time ago.”

She ran to a portable toilet and grabbed a handful of paper towels to stanch the bleeding.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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