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Recent Examples of napkin
Pair with gingham napkins and a long picnic table to complete the barnyard look.
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 Apr. 2025
Add fresh linen napkins, small bouquets of seasonal flowers, and some candles to the table for ambiance.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2025
Even though Dina was only in elementary school at the time, Peter pulled out a pen and started scribbling numbers and equations on a napkin.
—Jenni Carlson, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Roberts sketched a diagram of a possible network on a napkin and met with his team to propose a design.
—ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 Apr. 2025
Add fresh linen napkins, small bouquets of seasonal flowers, and some candles to the table for ambiance.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2025
Even though Dina was only in elementary school at the time, Peter pulled out a pen and started scribbling numbers and equations on a napkin.
—Jenni Carlson, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Roberts sketched a diagram of a possible network on a napkin and met with his team to propose a design.
—ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for napkin
Noun
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Transfer the tortilla to a linen towel and cover to keep warm.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2025
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An officer then went into a bedroom and found a teen holding the newborn wrapped in a towel, KOLN reported.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The most common method involves very rapidly freezing plant tissue to ultra-low temperatures—usually by placing it in liquid nitrogen below minus 238 degrees Fahrenheit—so ice crystals don’t have time to form.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
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One factor that requires further research is how viruses might affect another culprit of Alzheimer’s, the accumulation of amyloid-beta proteins that form plaque in grey matter (a tissue making up the brain’s outer layer).—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
2 May 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 14 May. 2025.
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