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
Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Staley doesn’t know what people will see her don next.
—Kristie Rieken, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Millions of young boys and men have played football at some level; in pro football’s 100 years of existence, only approximately 10,000 have had the honor to don a pro uniform.
—Ron Mix, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Yet so far two major law firms, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP and Paul Weiss have given in to short term greed and paid off the don who lives in the White House and uses our government to extort money solely to enrich and aggrandize himself.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Staley doesn’t know what people will see her don next.
—Kristie Rieken, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
In each small group, rubber boots are donned and headlamps affixed snugly on half a dozen heads.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Millions of young boys and men have played football at some level; in pro football’s 100 years of existence, only approximately 10,000 have had the honor to don a pro uniform.
—Ron Mix, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for don
Noun
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This includes reducing the documentation burden for doctors and cutting different types of paperwork that nurses have to do.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Abnormal liver function tests, otherwise known as LFTs, can prompt your doctor to check your liver more carefully.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This paradox—seeing the system as rigged but loath to fall into the NPC pit—is emerging as a defining Gen Z quality.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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When the system’s rigged against you, try to undermine it or circumvent it.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Julia Fonseca, a professor at the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, cautioned against homebuyers attempting to predict the level of mortgage rates.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2025
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However, the technological hurdles SpaceX must surmount to bring Starship to fruition are immense, noted Garrett Reisman, a former NASA astronaut and SpaceX consultant who is a professor of astronautical engineering at the University of Southern California.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Russia put on a display of firepower as part of its major military exercises in Belarus on Monday, with neighboring NATO nations on alert amid some of the highest tensions in Europe since Moscow began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Employees across the country are being disciplined, put on leave or fired for comments made following Kirk's death.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Learn from three expert instructors how to showcase your skills, build a stellar reputation, and create a digital presence that AI can't replicate.—
Dr. Sue Varma,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Transitioning to American Standards Manuylov eventually came to work as a snowboard instructor at a resort in Southern California after receiving an invitation from old business partners to change locations.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Julia was dressed in a chic oversized suit (her specialty) and heeled boots and a white striped tie, while Roberts wore a semi-sheer black gown with minimal jewelry.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
11 Sep. 2025
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During this year’s All-Star Weekend, Colson did a stand-up comedy routine, opening for Leslie Jones and Cedric the Entertainer; Brooks dressed her in an all-leather getup from designer Karl Kani, the same designer Dave Chappelle wore in his classic 1993 Just For Laughs set.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In Kansas, the state board of education commissioned a task force -- consisting of parents, educators and students -- on student screen time, which found that its schools should limit cellphone use, with some school going with a bell-to-bell ban.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Other educators who spoke to the Herald describe parents cutting back on extracurricular activities, avoiding school pick-up and drop-off lines, and even keeping children home to study informally.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Still, Genians suspects the Kimsuky group was able to develop a workaround, also known as jailbreak, to trick ChatGPT into creating the IDs.—
Senior Reporter,
PC Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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But in reality, deepfakes are getting better and the threat industry has many years of experience in honing lures to trick people, playing on emotions and overcoming natural suspicions and objections.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Don.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/don. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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