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
Trump's middle son, Eric, has even donned a hat as part of the sales push.
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Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Krasinski opted for a black polo shirt and gray trousers, while Blunt donned a white button-down dress.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
In each small group, rubber boots are donned and headlamps affixed snugly on half a dozen heads.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
The rapper donned an exquisite gown by Gianni Versace sourced from Timeless Vixen, based in Beverly Hills, California.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
The quarterback who has donned a yellow no-contact jersey for the past six weeks sprinted to the sideline, not in search of a reprieve but in search of the risk.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Kim Basinger once designed her own gown (a bad idea even in 1990); Demi Moore donned bike shorts in 1989.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 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
Nader walked down the aisle in a Pronovias Oberon gown, while Haire donned a Tom Ford tuxedo, according to Brides.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Krasinski opted for a black polo shirt and gray trousers, while Blunt donned a white button-down dress.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
In each small group, rubber boots are donned and headlamps affixed snugly on half a dozen heads.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
The rapper donned an exquisite gown by Gianni Versace sourced from Timeless Vixen, based in Beverly Hills, California.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
The quarterback who has donned a yellow no-contact jersey for the past six weeks sprinted to the sideline, not in search of a reprieve but in search of the risk.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Kim Basinger once designed her own gown (a bad idea even in 1990); Demi Moore donned bike shorts in 1989.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 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
Nader walked down the aisle in a Pronovias Oberon gown, while Haire donned a Tom Ford tuxedo, according to Brides.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donned
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Mornings are once again filled with getting kids out of bed, dressed, fed and off to school on time.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Show me exactly how to reorganize my day to focus on growth drivers first, which of my tasks are secretly time-wasters dressed as important work, and how to say no to everything else.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This paradox—seeing the system as rigged but loath to fall into the NPC pit—is emerging as a defining Gen Z quality.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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When the system’s rigged against you, try to undermine it or circumvent it.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These approvals would enable architects and developers to use SUPERWOOD as cladding on taller buildings.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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That’s good, but cladding a phone whose raison d’etre is gorgeous, slim design seems less than ideal.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
4 May 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
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“Donned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donned. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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