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verb

ˈdän How to pronounce don (audio)
Definition of donnext
as in to throw (on)
to place on one's person she donned her best gown for the ball

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noun

as in doctor

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Recent Examples of don
Verb
The duo attended the Seattle Seahawks’ 41-6 playoff win over San Francisco in January as 49ers fans, donning attire in support of the losing squad. — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 In Adenot's video, she is seen donning the Starfleet badge on her ESA-issue ISS shirt, floating in ESA's Columbus laboratory module. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
This is not the guy you’re used to seeing don the green jacket at Augusta, and that’s the joke. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 July 2026 The young don their first tiny jerseys, likely Knicks kits, for rec ball. — Sean Gregory, Time, 14 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for don
Recent Examples of Synonyms for don
  1. rig
  2. doctor
  3. put on
  4. professor
  5. dress
  6. instructor
  7. trick
  8. educator
Verb
  • There are already signs that the scandal could go much deeper than rigging the salary cap and arranging no-show endorsement deals.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The team is working through the late summer heat to rig tanks with hoses, pumps and filters designed to cycle saltwater over a brood of 100,000 coral fragments.
    — Nicolás Rivero, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of rig
Noun
  • Ramisa's mother, Ranu Akhter, traveled hundreds of miles after doctors in eastern Bangladesh referred her to a specialized child hospital in Dhaka to seek treatment for the life-threatening condition.
    — JULHAS ALAM, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The mindfulness content will include meditation exercises, but also content from doctors, therapists and psychologists, not to mention former ABC News correspondent Dan Harris, who left ABC five years ago to focus on his meditation company.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of doctor
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  • Humphreys' execution was put on hold previously due to questions over the clemency process.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • For that, Steven Teuber has been put on probation by a Pinellas County court and suspended as an attorney by the state Supreme Court.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of put on
Noun
  • Southern Methodist University political science professor Calvin Jillson said the convention is unlikely to alter the fundamental political dynamics of a difficult election cycle for the GOP.
    — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Concerns about water and energy use by data centers are legitimate, said Shaolei Ren, a UC Riverside engineering professor who studies AI.
    — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of professor
Verb
  • Jesus, though he is dressed in a Superman shirt, clip-on suspenders, striped pants, and clown shoes with pom-poms on them, is effectively the show’s straight man.
    — Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Some bands with a four-decade career would be disappointed by the turnout, or by the realization that many fans not wearing Maiden shirts are dressed in Megadeth merch.
    — Jon Wiederhorn, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of dress
Noun
  • The gathering place is beach club Nammo, with its poolside restaurant and watersports instructors, smack in front of Bo’a break.
    — Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Like Guidera, Walsh also works as a surf instructor with a similar goal to instill confidence in his students.
    — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of instructor
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  • An English springer spaniel in Alabama loves nothing more than spending her whole day in the pool and has taken to tricking her parents into letting her into the pool every day.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Hang a paper nest to trick hornets into thinking a colony has already claimed the space.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of trick
Noun
  • District leaders say the additional funding helps retain and recruit educators amid rising living costs.
    — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Data from the Illinois State Board of Education’s Educator Licensure Information System said Rohde was originally issued his professional educator’s license in the Lake County region in 1993.
    — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of educator

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