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Recent Examples of kerchief
If yes, instead of knotting your bandana headband below your hairline, tie the ends in the back so the top of your head is fully covered with the rest of the kerchief.
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Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025
Denim culottes, jodhpurs, button-down shirts and a denim top with a kerchief-like neckline co-mingled with leather riding boots, flannel tops and leather and fur jackets in rusty hues.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Feb. 2025
Since the advent of the movement, hundreds of thousands of women have marched to the Palace of Congress, many of them wearing green kerchiefs, the symbol of the movement.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
Lidia covered her hair with a kerchief and tucked her bag in her armpit to keep its contents dry.
—Samanta Schweblin, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
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Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025
Denim culottes, jodhpurs, button-down shirts and a denim top with a kerchief-like neckline co-mingled with leather riding boots, flannel tops and leather and fur jackets in rusty hues.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Feb. 2025
Since the advent of the movement, hundreds of thousands of women have marched to the Palace of Congress, many of them wearing green kerchiefs, the symbol of the movement.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
Lidia covered her hair with a kerchief and tucked her bag in her armpit to keep its contents dry.
—Samanta Schweblin, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kerchief
Noun
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Wiping the sweat from his forehead with his handkerchief, Tibbets could make out a variety of scrawled messages; one declared, To Emperor Hirohito, from the Boys of the Indianapolis.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 July 2025
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Madison Mogen's father, Ben, looked agitated and was breathing heavily, rubbing his eyes with a handkerchief.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Many designers enjoy shopping for classic white towels at Sam's Club.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
20 July 2025
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The newest member of the family, Loki, rests on a towel.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
Noun
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Instead of ketchup, sriracha bottles sit alongside tins of chopsticks and stainless steel napkin dispensers on every table.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
17 July 2025
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The napkins are wax paper, usefully doubling as plates.—
Derek Sandhaus,
Saveur,
10 July 2025
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“Kerchief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kerchief. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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