towel

as in napkin
a piece of cloth used for drying things She dried her hair with a towel. Here's a towel to wipe up the spill.

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Recent Examples of towel Bring yoga mat, large towel or blanket and water. Stretch and Strength classes: 5 to 6:15 p.m., Ramona United Methodist Church, 3394 Chapel Lane. Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025 Officials said he was arrested after Erika Winford, 51, was found unresponsive in their backyard while wrapped in a blanket and towels early Tuesday morning. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025 The Jacksonville Sherif’s Office said officers arrested the 28-year-old Cobb after finding 51-year-old Erika Winford unresponsive, wrapped in a blanket and towels in the backyard of a home on 15th Street West. Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025 Activities and Amenities The eco-lodge has an infinity pool perched at the edge of a cliff where staff will bring you a cocktail and towels on demand. Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for towel 

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“Towel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towel. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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