as in to don
to place on one's person
threw on a sweater and headed outside
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The volunteers and employees donned gloves, fetched an expert in first aid, and said a prayer, the affidavit said, opening the backpack to find that it had been stuffed with a pillow.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025 -
And for some reason not explicitly explained by the trailer, Fielder will also need to age himself up through prosthetics and makeup, don a mustache, and get married.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
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Besides the annual film festival, the organization puts on events throughout the year at campuses and community centers and in collaboration with other groups to promote conversation through the arts.—
Shanzeh Ahmad,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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Many attendees took to the comments section of Coachella’s Instagram account, particularly on a post advertising an omakase dining experience put on by Nobu at the fest.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2025
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Wanderley had rigged a cabinet with another explosive device, which blew up when the robot approached.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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His 2024 presidential campaign was fueled by grievances, beginning with the lie that the 2020 election was rigged against him.—
Zachary Basu,
Axios,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Throw (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20%28on%29. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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