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towel

[tou-uhl, toul] / ˈtaʊ əl, taʊl /


NOUN
napkin
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She remembers: “I had a walkie-talkie, I would hand per diems out to people, I would run the envelopes around, and bring my dad a towel after the show, stuff like that.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Swallowing the massive pills felt like forcing a brick down a paper towel roll.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

The hotel supplies a bath towel, hand towel, flimsy slippers and a disposable toothbrush and toothpaste.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

A "rolled-up" towel either side of the newborn's waist "under her arms" while asleep, said Clegg, would make the baby "feel like she's still squished" in the mother's arms.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The mostly empty ketchup bottle is sitting on a towel on the principal’s desk.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell




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