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
Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Many parts of the world will look a bit greener today as people don the color to celebrate the holiday — including the Chicago River, famously dyed a vivid emerald each year.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
Benjamin Royer, Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
Over the past few years, fans who call themselves The Bald E’s don bald caps to his shows to look more like the hitmaking singer.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2026
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Verb
To honor the holiday's signature green hue, Kate donned a forest green hat with a bow, slightly tipped to the side.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Many parts of the world will look a bit greener today as people don the color to celebrate the holiday — including the Chicago River, famously dyed a vivid emerald each year.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
Even Scooter Jackson, who entered the portal for a short stint, elected to come back to don blue and gold once again.
—Benjamin Royer, Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
Over the past few years, fans who call themselves The Bald E’s don bald caps to his shows to look more like the hitmaking singer.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for don
Noun
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The next morning, doctors noted that his tongue had become swollen, DHS said.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2026
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While some doctors had already been recommending levels below 100 or 70 mg/dL for intermediate and high risk, respectively, the new recommendation to get LDL down to 55 mg/dL for people at very high risk is new and more aggressive.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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While Dickey is a well-rounded adventurer, with deep climbing and canyoneering experience, her niche is highlining, which involves walking a narrow line rigged high above the earth.—
The Editors,
Outside,
18 Mar. 2026
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Instead, your overwhelming feeling is that the game is rigged against you.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Friday, March 27, event will now be called the Latino and Latina Roundtable Legacy Breakfast, Jose Zapata Calderon, a professor at Pitzer College in Claremont, wrote in an email.—
Ryan Carter,
Daily News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Melissa Michelson, a political science professor at Menlo College, said that while Hilton has increased his support, so has Bianco — potentially undercutting any confidence that Democrats may have had in a recent poll that appeared to show Republicans coalescing around Hilton.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But against the Lakers, the Heat were playing from beyond, meaning holding the Lakers in check wasn’t good enough, with points needed to be put on the board.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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Zion Hope regularly put on yard sales and barbecues after Sunday services, with the Griffins grilling hamburgers and hot dogs.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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Mehdi Razavi, 48, of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, and Arezou Soltani, 45, of North Vancouver, British Columbia, were arrested in suspicion of murdering a former university math instructor and critic of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, police in Canada said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Under a group of old oak trees, instructor Juanita Rivas-Raymer has led free and bilingual yoga classes since 2023.—
Nicole Macias Garibay,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Betty, attempting to paper over her unthinkable loss, dresses Laura in her daughter’s clothes, gives her her daughter’s place at family meals, has her daughter’s bike fixed to Laura’s height.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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As two Japanese women dressed as Buc-ee's beavers head-butted at the center of a 16-by-16 ring Wednesday evening, Palmer Event Center’s once-lukewarm crowd began a furious chant.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Following nomination, a panel of arts educators carefully reviews submissions and selects up to 16 semifinalists in each discipline.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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Moctezuma, as an educator, finds herself at the intersection of art, community and cultural identity.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Scammers are at it again, texting Americans, hoping to trick them into giving up financial information under the guise of paying parking or toll fees, officials in multiple states have said this month.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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From around January to June 2022, the couple tricked unknowing subordinates into adding fake vendors to the company's system, officials said.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Don.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/don. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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