donned

verb

past tense of don
as in dressed
to place on one's person she donned her best gown for the ball

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Recent Examples of donned At the 2026 amFAR Gala this summer, Pamela Anderson donned a satin Calvin Klein Collection orange gown with a matching shawl. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026 Denver will wear its Orange Crush throwbacks, marking the sixth time the Broncos have donned the uniforms since bringing them back in 2024. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 In the first week of the COVID shutdown, Holmes packed her two hissing black cats, donned an N95 mask and flew to LAX. — Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Robin Williams wore it as the unorthodox poetry teacher in Dead Poets Society; Donald Sutherland donned his own wide-wale version as the burnout professor in Animal House. — John Vorwald, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026 Jennifer Coolidge, who played the ambitious and brassy realtor who donned pastel-colored power suits, is back for the second season. — Peter White, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026 Among them, Mimi Sheraton, who donned wigs and other disguises to go unrecognized when reviewing. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026 Many other performers had donned the racist makeup going back to the 1830s. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026 Of all the wigs Padilla has donned in her 100-plus sketches, Kathy’s frizzy, light brown mop is a favorite, too. — Lucy Feldman, Time, 30 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donned
  1. dressed
  2. rigged
  3. put on
Verb
  • Both are curled in chairs in an otherwise empty room in an upscale Hyde Park Corner hotel, modestly dressed in jeans, sneakers and casual tops.
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • With a pristine interior wearing leather dressed in Rosso Ferrari red, this Prancing Horse has 2,948 miles on it.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of dressed
Verb
  • At the meeting, Maitland Mayor John Lowndes, a Democrat who is running against Brodeur for the state Senate seat, spoke out against Dorworth’s assertion that the county’s development process was rigged in favor of preserving the rural boundary.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Smith said in his report that the president repeatedly told his supporters that the 2020 election had been stolen and was rigged against him.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of rigged
Verb
  • Perfect for suiting up and putting on ski or hiking boots, the cushioned seat flips over and doubles as a worktop, serving as an extension of the rear garage and/or the compact kitchen block.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
  • All cases involving people charged with breaching it have been put on hold pending the court’s ruling.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of put on

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“Donned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donned. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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