as in to throw (on)
to place on one's person
she donned her best gown for the ball
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Recent Examples of don
Nasha Smith, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The school bell rang at 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, but instead of busing off to extracurricular activities or home for the weekend, Meridian Technical Charter students donned headsets and grabbed wireless controllers.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2025
Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 19 Mar. 2025
Nevertheless, Landau’s concept required Menzel and her co-stars to don harnesses and ascend Stella, to dance while climbing, and–in Menzel’s case–to belt while suspended upside-down in the air.
—Luna Adler, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Though the couple haven't shared more details, Annie was spotted at the Masters' 3 Par Contest donning a bump under her white caddie jumpsuit.
—Nasha Smith, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The school bell rang at 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, but instead of busing off to extracurricular activities or home for the weekend, Meridian Technical Charter students donned headsets and grabbed wireless controllers.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
If nothing else, at least this pixie cut means we’re bound to see Emma don even more temporary hair looks.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 19 Mar. 2025
Nevertheless, Landau’s concept required Menzel and her co-stars to don harnesses and ascend Stella, to dance while climbing, and–in Menzel’s case–to belt while suspended upside-down in the air.
—Luna Adler, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for don
Noun
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Eventually, a third doctor removed it in the operating room.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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During a procedure to remove the masses, doctors found two additional tumors in her lungs.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Trump fired Krebs in November 2020 when the then-CISA chief disputed Trump's baseless claims that the 2020 election was rigged against him.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2025
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Market manipulation, on the other hand, is when someone artificially affects supply and demand by rigging prices or spreading false information.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Join 1 other in the comments View Comments Korea may have to diversify its trading partners instead, Park Sang-in, a professor of economics at Seoul National University, previously told CNN.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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While price sensitivity doesn’t usually affect luxury buyers, as previously explained by Randall Holcombe, professor of economics at Florida State University, to WWD, some other factors can impact the sale of Swiss brands in the U.S., including fear of a recession and market volatility.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Instead of being refused entry to the United States and put on a flight back home, Subotic said he was taken to a chaotic federal detention center for 24 hours.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
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On a day Billy Napier's program put on its annual Orange and Blue game, the men's basketball team seized center stage for the final time.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The instructor, Thiago, told the Trial Guy to straddle a young blue belt named Eric, who began to teach him some moves from the mount.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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The second case was a ski instructor, Daniel, who lived in Montchavin and had a chalet near Les Coches, a ski village five minutes up a switchback road by car.—
Shayla Love,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Just pair it with accessories to dress it up for dinner, or throw on your sneakers and a denim jacket (like the one above) to enjoy a casual lunch.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Apr. 2025
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So, despite being a nerdy kid who was awkward and really just couldn’t even dress that well, high school was super-fun for me because of games.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Martin’s separation with the school district, effective immediately, comes after she and two former special education educators at Millsap Elementary School, 44-year-old Jennifer Dale and 25-year-old Paxton Bean, were arrested last week.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2025
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An Ohio teacher has been placed on administrative leave after a student's family reported that the educator showed up at their home to demand missing homework.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Be Wary of Phishing Emails and Texts After a breach, scammers may impersonate the affected company to trick you into clicking malicious links.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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She was tricked by the very devilish Zeus, who broke his way into many marriages.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Don.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/don. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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