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Kleenex

American  
[klee-neks] / ˈkli nɛks /
Trademark.
  1. a brand name for a soft, disposable paper tissue, used especially as a handkerchief.


Kleenex British  
/ ˈkliːnɛks /

noun

  1. a kind of soft paper tissue, used esp as a handkerchief

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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After scouring the Earth for two decades, Kimberly-Clark, the maker of Scott, Cottonelle, Kleenex and Huggies brands, says hesperaloe could replace wood fiber in paper-based products, Natasha Khan reports.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

The maker of Huggies, Kleenex and Pull-Ups reported net income of $345 million, or $1.04 a share, compared with $509 million, or $1.53 a share, a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Her office is never without a box of Kleenex.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

Kimberly-Clark’s products include Kleenex tissues and Cottonelle toilet paper.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 7, 2025

Unless I’m allergic to therapy, which seems likely, I don’t think I’ll need Kleenex.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon

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