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towels

  • plural
    of towel.
    towel
    noun
    an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
  • present tense form
    of towel (3rd person singular).
    towel
    noun
    an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.

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Installation at a checkout counter takes seconds, often while a thief blocks a clerk’s view with an item such as a 12-pack of paper towels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

The BofA analysts noted that those same-day delivery facilities carry around 90,000 of Amazon’s frequently purchased products, like paper towels, cough medicine and fresh items.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

Cineworld manager Michelle McClean and team leader Leah Prytherch were among those who helped as staff called 999 and gathered towels and sheets.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Then came paper towels, Method cleaner, dish soap, lime sparkling water and grapefruit-scented antibacterial wipes.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

Although the water had been turned off, Miss Lilian’s soaps and shampoos, her combs and brushes and towels, lay where she’d left them, dusty and cobwebbed but still usable.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn