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
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Loads of young up-and-comers, particularly Americans, donned Y-3 in Flushing last week—17-year-old Iva Jovic, 21-year-old Ashlyn Krueger, 19-year-old Learner Tien and 21-year-old Alex Michelsen, all of whom but Jovic have already cracked the top 50.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 3 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
And the fun is donning a wig, Austin Powers teeth, and a British accent on TikTok.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Loads of young up-and-comers, particularly Americans, donned Y-3 in Flushing last week—17-year-old Iva Jovic, 21-year-old Ashlyn Krueger, 19-year-old Learner Tien and 21-year-old Alex Michelsen, all of whom but Jovic have already cracked the top 50.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for don
Noun
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Julia Norem, now a doctor in the Fayetteville area, lost her father Walt Norem in that plane crash.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Sutton-Schulman got L settled in, met with his doctors and, for the first time in months, felt some hope.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When the system’s rigged against you, try to undermine it or circumvent it.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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In July, Oak View Group’s CEO Timothy Leiweke was indicted for orchestrating a conspiracy to rig the bidding process in an arena deal in Austin, Texas.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The lawyer, activist, and University of California, Los Angeles professor heads the Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies at Columbia Law School.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Anne criticized the length and agreed with Ryan’s review that the script is often muddled and incoherent despite a hefty performance from Julia Roberts as a philosophy professor grappling with her student’s (Ayo Edebiri) against a colleague, played by Andrew Garfield.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Both involve a lethal contest put on for spectacle to exploit the poor.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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The meeting was ultimately canceled due to a lack of quorum, and one of Suarez’s legacy projects — the Miami Marine Stadium redevelopment — was indefinitely put on hold due to concerns about the company the city had selected.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Families will paint Autumn Gnomes together, with instructors guiding the process step-by-step so even beginners can walk away proud of their canvas.—
Tiffani Jackson Skinner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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His latest is the story of a teenager who steals his driving instructor’s car in order to visit his girlfriend in college.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This top has a loose, oversized fit that can be worn with baggy jeans for a more preppy look or tucked into trousers to dress it up.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Guests are encouraged to dress in 1920s–40s chic attire while enjoying casino games, raffles, and live entertainment that channels the glitz of old Harlem.—
Tiffani Jackson Skinner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What’s Helsinki’s strategy for attracting high quality educators?—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Murphy’s family background — his parents were teachers, his grandfather a headmaster, most of his aunts and uncles educators — gave him a natural connection to the role.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Now the abductees are required to trick others in turn.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the hacking campaigns Proofpoint analyzed, cybercriminals attempted to trick users into downloading and installing Stealerium as an attachment or a web link, luring victims with typical bait like a fake payment or invoice.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Don.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/don. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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