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 In a subtle nod to the Spider-Man universe, Zendaya donned a Roberto Cavalli look in Paris, France. — Shelby Comroe, InStyle, 25 July 2026 The pair later hosted a Connecticut wedding in May 2022, where Sevigny donned three white wedding dresses. — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026 The vice president, meanwhile, donned a cream white shirt, blue pants and a grey jacket. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 24 July 2026 The 29-year-old donned a hospital gown, hair net in the photo. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Meg Stalter once again donned the bratty, curled wig of Mary Todd Lincoln last night, returning to her Broadway debut performance as the lead in Cole Escola’s Oh, Mary! — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 July 2026 The press tour culminated with a jaw-dropping look at the NYC premiere Tuesday, as Zendaya donned a strapless gown with attached floor-skimming wings from Matières Fécales’ debut collection. — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026 For the nuptials, the billionaire pop star donned a pink floral strapless gown and her signature red lip while showing off her stunning engagement ring and what looked like a wedding band. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 14 July 2026 For her birthday dinner on Saturday, Vergara donned a long strapless red dress with a gold and diamond necklace and gold bracelets. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donned
  1. dressed
  2. rigged
  3. put on
Verb
  • Here, planks of fresh sweet watermelon get the som tam treatment, dressed in lime juice, serrano chile, fish sauce, and peanuts.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 July 2026
  • While George favors blue suits over the gray ones that dominated a young William’s wardrobe, the royal relatives still look alike when they’re dressed in their formal finery.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 22 July 2026
Definition of dressed
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  • Outside this room, Raffensperger has a whole new reputation as a villain, hated by people in Georgia—and all over the country—who think the 2020 election was stolen and that elections are routinely rigged.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
  • This has been by design and to a certain extent, is rigged to give the best possible opportunity of this outcome.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of rigged
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  • About the new Opera Carolina season The upcoming opera season has more major productions that the company put on during its current season, which listed three main stage shows but put on two.
    — Catherine Muccigrosso July 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
  • The process was put on hold for one year by a protest of Railyards residents last summer, who argued the city should require that developers build a larger portion of affordable housing in the district.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of put on

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