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Recent Examples of napkin
The camera panned to the family once more, this time showing the mom placing a second spoon into the cup and wiping excess off the sides with a napkin.
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Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
The camera found the family once more, showing the mom placing a second spoon into the cup and wiping the excess off the sides with a napkin.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
To safely serve the sample, staff may provide a cup or napkin.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026
At one point, Mallach pulled out a pen and made two drawings on a napkin.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
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Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
The camera found the family once more, showing the mom placing a second spoon into the cup and wiping the excess off the sides with a napkin.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
To safely serve the sample, staff may provide a cup or napkin.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026
At one point, Mallach pulled out a pen and made two drawings on a napkin.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for napkin
Noun
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Simply crack the pit to extract the inner seed, refrigerate it in a moist towel for eight to 12 weeks, and plant.—
Rachel Silva,
Martha Stewart,
1 May 2026
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The facility’s hand wash sink was lacking soap and single use towels.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 1,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
Noun
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While the man was rushed into surgery to start cutting out the dead and infected tissue, doctors also began tests to find the cause of the infection.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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The only way to positively identify chronic wasting disease in deer is through laboratory testing of deer lymph node or brain stem tissue.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In summer, however, the snow lifts like a serviette from a picnic, and Hokkaido is transformed with cinematic national parks, sprawling flower fields, and volcanic hot spots.—
Jonnie Bayfield,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Oct. 2025
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So take your place á la table, arrange your serviette neatly on your lap, and bon appétit!—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
11 June 2025
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“Napkin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/napkin. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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