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
For a Wuthering Heights press junket in Los Angeles, the actor donned a boxy, cropped Chanel jacket from creative director Matthieu Blazy’s spring collection, embracing a mix-and-match approach with white cotton chino pants and a simple black tee for casual contrast.
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Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
After nearly an hour of speeches, teams of dignitaries donned red hard hats and filed outside on a cold and gray March afternoon, grabbing shovels for the ceremonial groundbreaking.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
In January of 2021, during the twenty fourth Western Monarch Count, nearly a hundred volunteers donned their masks in the middle of the pandemic to carefully survey groves of trees on the California and Northern Baja coast for monarch butterflies.
—Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
As Radcliffe noted, in his lifetime alone the Spider-Man suit has been donned by Tobey Maguire (Sam Raimi's movie trilogy), Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man series), and Tom Holland in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
That year, the Uncut Gems actor donned a sleek black Jean Paul Gaultier gown that combined a classic, elegant silhouette with memorable details and impeccable fit.
—Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
Stearns cashed a $33,000 first-place check, donned a cowboy hat and then made plans to hit Terry Black’s for brisket with friends and family later Sunday night.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
Michelle Williams donned a sleeveless, floor-length pink dress that was decorated with floral embellishments and featured a high neckline.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Sarah Pidgeon The modern-day Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, Sarah Pidgeon donned a soft glam countenance the late Calvin Klein publicist would approve of.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026
Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
After nearly an hour of speeches, teams of dignitaries donned red hard hats and filed outside on a cold and gray March afternoon, grabbing shovels for the ceremonial groundbreaking.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
In January of 2021, during the twenty fourth Western Monarch Count, nearly a hundred volunteers donned their masks in the middle of the pandemic to carefully survey groves of trees on the California and Northern Baja coast for monarch butterflies.
—Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
As Radcliffe noted, in his lifetime alone the Spider-Man suit has been donned by Tobey Maguire (Sam Raimi's movie trilogy), Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man series), and Tom Holland in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
That year, the Uncut Gems actor donned a sleek black Jean Paul Gaultier gown that combined a classic, elegant silhouette with memorable details and impeccable fit.
—Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
Stearns cashed a $33,000 first-place check, donned a cowboy hat and then made plans to hit Terry Black’s for brisket with friends and family later Sunday night.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
Michelle Williams donned a sleeveless, floor-length pink dress that was decorated with floral embellishments and featured a high neckline.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Sarah Pidgeon The modern-day Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, Sarah Pidgeon donned a soft glam countenance the late Calvin Klein publicist would approve of.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donned
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Alex Garcia’s cheeseburger tartare is a mound of rib-eye sliced by hand into dice-sized squares of meat, dressed in a vinaigrette that zips with pickle brine, soy, mustard and even a squirt or two of ketchup.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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We are now dressed in butterflies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
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The film made a splash at Cannes just a few weeks before the country’s presidential protests broke out over Ahmadinejad claiming a victory all his opponents said was rigged.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
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Bernie was right… the system is rigged.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Cardinals put on a shooting clinic the rest of the first half.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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That said, head to the area in late fall, as the surrounding oak and hickory trees put on a brilliant show.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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