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 To shoot their Oscar-contending film Still Standing, directors Víctor Tadashi Suárez and Livia Albeck-Ripka donned hazmat suits – for good reason. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2026 George Clooney and Amal Clooney George Clooney donned a big smile while shaking hands with Pope Francis during a visit to the Vatican with his wife Amal Clooney in May 2016. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026 Attendees formed a circle around the white dome structure as models donned black military-style garb, including combat boots, trench coats and leather jackets. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2026 Haaland, meanwhile, has donned traditional ribbon skirts, including during her 2021 swearing-in ceremony as Secretary of the Interior. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026 Appearing to take issue with this assessment, Clifton donned a pair of latex gloves and removed the shirt from an evidence bag before showing Williamson the shirt on the stand. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026 When the tour got to Must-See TV, Guthrie donned a second costume, dressing as Friends’ Rachel Green alongside Jenna Bush Hager’s Phoebe Buffay. — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2026 Six times over the course of two weeks, Johnson donned two pairs of protective gloves. — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026 Also coming to you with a fully detachable handle that can be swapped for a longer strap, the chic slinger is meant to be donned over the shoulder, crossbody-style, or in the palm of your hand (consider it a choose your own adventure). — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donned
  1. dressed
  2. rigged
  3. put on
Verb
  • Something healed in me over my wedding weekend, watching my gringo groom sweat through his vintage Hollywood tux while learning to dance samba from a passista dressed in her carnival regalia.
    — Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Stone was dressed as an aesthetically conscious conservative housewife with a crisp button-down shirt, A-line skirt, peroxide blowout and fake facelift sutures.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of dressed
Verb
  • Trump endorsed Collins for the Republican nomination in a state where the president anchored his false claims that his 2020 defeat was rigged.
    — Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Lukashenko’s rule was challenged after a 2020 presidential election that kept him in power, when tens of thousands of people poured into the streets to protest a vote widely seen as rigged.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of rigged
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  • Across Lower East Side dives in the early 2000s, Brian Chase, Nick Zinner, and Karen O put on otherworldly rock shows that verged on performance art—a blaze of vodka-spitting, mic-fellating, IDGAF unruliness and explosive, clamorous tracks.
    — Megan Buerger, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Currently, these special taxes put on by voter signature gathering do not need to meet that threshold.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of put on

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“Donned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donned. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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