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 So there are doctors, there are nurses, there are health-care workers that are donning hazmat suits basically, and are in 80 percent humidity in the summer heat. — Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026 Stewart posted a selfie on Instagram earlier this year donning this very shade of Dazzle Dry polish, so of course, our editors had to try it. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026 Reynolds could be seen joking around with a larger-than-life Olaf from Frozen, posing with a fan donning a Deadpool jersey, and swinging a faux sword with another Deadpool cosplayer, who donned the character’s original red suit. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026 Josh Brolin's 2014 reveal as Thanos, donning the Infinity Gauntlet, set the direction for an entire saga years in advance. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 Marvel fans are donning Doctor Doom masks being given out in the room, chanting and screaming. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 26 July 2026 Joined by his wife (and costar in both) Zendaya, Holland will lead his fourth solo Marvel film, donning his superhero persona for the first time since 2021. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 26 July 2026 Torres posted a picture with the mob of Spain faithful while on a vehicle, while donning the hat and no shirt. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026 That thought is echoed in the album’s cover art, an image of two miniature Finn Wolfhards facing off, donning colonial garb and brandishing weapons. — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donning
  1. rigging
  2. dressing
  3. clothing
  4. putting on
Verb
  • Those claims led to the January 6th attack on the Capitol, and Fox News eventually settled a lawsuit brought by voting company Dominion after its hosts and guests amplified allegations that the company was involved in rigging.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 July 2026
  • José Luis Ábalos, who was Spain’s transport minister between 2018 and 2021, was last week handed a 24-year sentence for rigging public contracts for face masks and other medical supplies during the Covid-19 pandemic.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 5 July 2026
Definition of rigging
Verb
  • Caught between a defensive line of fans, an array of worried and/or triggered observers, and people dressing their gleeful critiques of a woman’s body in the guise of concern, Grande interjects some of the slowest, somberest music of her career.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Dust ruffles may have gone the way of the dodo after their heyday in the maximalist ’80s, but the absolute best bed skirts (done up in cottagecore ginghams and frothy sateens) are putting the antiquated bed dressing back on the map.
    — Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 3 Aug. 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
  • This isn’t just a ‘proof of concept’ announcement, either; the brands will be putting on a full working demonstration of their latest audio system in action at the upcoming Audio Advice Live 2026 show.
    — John Archer, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • The 21-year-old was nervous and excited putting on the Lakers’ gold jersey Friday at Chase Center.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of putting on

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