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donning

verb

present participle of don
as in rigging
to place on one's person she donned her best gown for the ball

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Recent Examples of donning That evening, the artist performed one classic after another, donning her best stage outfits and transforming the concert hall into a veritable runway. — Blanche Marcel, Vanity Fair, 20 Sep. 2026 On Thursday, demonstrators, mostly women, in the Ekurhuleni district where the bodies were found, marched in the streets, donning black. — Rael Ombuor The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026 That deep bond is something Awad witnesses firsthand nearly every night on the road, where her digital fandom materializes into physical rooms filled with devoted readers (often donning rabbit ears). — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 The duo attended the Seattle Seahawks’ 41-6 playoff win over San Francisco in January as 49ers fans, donning attire in support of the losing squad. — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 In Adenot's video, she is seen donning the Starfleet badge on her ESA-issue ISS shirt, floating in ESA's Columbus laboratory module. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026 McDonald's will soon be donning a straw hat and heading to Bikini Bottom. — Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2026 Osama, donning his bulletproof blue press jacket and armed with his camera, is accosted by a woman wailing that 200 of her neighbors are gone. — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026 City chic couples clad in James Perse T-shirts and Tkees slides, golfers donning Titleist visors, business execs, and island-hopping world travelers can be spotted here. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donning
  1. rigging
  2. dressing
  3. clothing
  4. putting on
Verb
  • Cinelease, founded in 1977, has since bolted on rigging firm C&C Studio Services as well as barricade firm West Coast Fencing to build out its own services unit.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2026
  • There are already signs that the scandal could go much deeper than rigging the salary cap and arranging no-show endorsement deals.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of rigging
Verb
  • Along with coats and boots in the shade, a brown skirt feels integral to dressing for the season.
    — Emma Bocchi, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Season the carrots with salt and toss with enough dressing to lightly coat.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of dressing
Verb
  • Not feeding the hungry, not tending to the sick, not clothing the naked, not welcoming the refugee.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • This is like inviting a homeless person into your home, sheltering them, feeding them, clothing them, educating them, and having that person's confidant leak that the newly comfortable person doesn't think less of you.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Definition of clothing
Verb
  • Virojt Changyencham/Getty Images Between today's issues with high inflation, elevated interest rates and increasing consumer goods costs, a lot of Americans are feeling the strain that this economic environment is putting on their budgets.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Host a Stunning Harvest-Themed Meal Autumn ushers in the season of hosting, and Martha is reigning queen of putting on a good time.
    — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of putting on

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“Donning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donning. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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